Roger Stelljes Books in Order

St. Paul detective Mac McRyan investigates the murder of prominent reporter Claire Daniels while a serial killer terrorizes the city. Media scrutiny and political pressure intensify as his case begins to reveal implications beyond local crime.

A prominent lawyer's daughter is abducted in broad daylight, putting Mac McRyan under intense political and media pressure. When the kidnappers avoid demanding a ransom, he suspects motives more complicated than the apparent crime suggests.

New homicide detective Mac McRyan takes on his first murder investigation with the help of experienced colleagues. Conflicting evidence, secrets, and hidden agendas test his judgment while introducing the personal and professional relationships behind his later cases.

A murder in a shabby St. Paul motel connects Mac McRyan to secret meetings, shadowy investigators, and competing political strategists. Escalating violence turns the investigation into a struggle with forces operating far beyond his usual jurisdiction.

A meticulous killer leaves a series of murdered women and little usable evidence. Mac McRyan and Dara Wire pursue the trail, confronting an adversary whose planning puts their partnership, determination, and personal safety under severe strain.

Executions behind a Washington bar and murders at a Minnesota lake house connect through Mac McRyan. As he follows the links between money and violence, the investigation forces him to confront unresolved troubles from his own past.

A killer seduces victims before arranging their bodies to resemble artistic masterpieces. Mac McRyan must decipher obscure clues hidden in carefully constructed murder scenes while the murderer taunts him and prepares to target another woman.

Returning to Minnesota, Mac McRyan finds a retired detective's tortured body near an island in the Mississippi River. Investigating with his colleagues uncovers a larger threat and an opponent prepared to kill anyone who gets close.

A rare coin collection worth millions vanishes in an audacious theft. Detectives Mac McRyan and Dick Lich join forces to watch suspects, piece together the thief's trail, and navigate personal complications in this short mystery.

FBI agent Tori Hunter returns to Manchester, where a missing-person investigation reopens painful secrets from her past. An anonymous letter draws her toward a killer, turning the search for answers into a threat against her own life.

A young woman's death draws Mac McRyan into an investigation surrounded by money, secrets, and complicity. People caught in the cover-up have strong reasons to protect their lies, making the search for truth increasingly dangerous.

After a couple is murdered at their cabin, their teenage daughter Cara vanishes into the woods. Tori Hunter discovers links to a case her father investigated, forcing her to question his methods while another killing increases the danger.

A teenager disappears from a cabin during a blizzard, and suspicion falls on her father. Tori Hunter challenges her team’s assumptions, but another girl’s abduction exposes a disturbing pattern that echoes the disappearance of Tori’s own sister.

Twelve-year-old Isabella vanishes while cycling home, leaving an angel charm as a clue to her abduction. Tori Hunter uncovers secrets in the girl’s family, while a young witness close to her partner may also be in danger.

A couple is shot outside a relative’s home, and a deaf child encounters a woman associated with a black car. An anonymous caller draws Tori Hunter toward an older case as she tries to connect the disturbing clues.

When Ally Mannion disappears and her boyfriend is found dead near a lakeside cabin, Tori Hunter searches for answers. A stolen boat and a body from fourteen years earlier link the investigation to crimes rooted in Tori’s schooldays.

Ten-year-old Teddy vanishes after his mother’s boyfriend is shot and his father goes missing during a blizzard. A call claiming the child is safe leads Tori Hunter toward an isolated resort with decades of hidden secrets.

Blood in a cabin and a child’s bag of medication suggest a missing family is in danger. When Braddock recognizes a name but conceals the connection, Tori Hunter must confront her partner’s past while trying to find them.

A college student’s strangling exposes disturbing links to another student’s death. Tori Hunter investigates ropes, boats and secrets around Lake Frat, searching for a killer whose access to the students makes their familiar surroundings increasingly dangerous.