Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
  • Language:English
  • Pages:388
  • eBook ISBN:9798317802103
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317802097

Blood in the Water

A Murder in Stiltsville

By Brett Nichols

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Overview


BLOOD IN THE WATER, A Murder in Stiltsville, begins with the brutal murder of two friends. Detective Hahn is the lead investigator assigned to the case. The reader walks through the scene with him, learning what evidence is discovered and where it leads him. The story tries to show the logical steps a homicide detective would take in solving this case and the time commitment required.
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Description


Blood in the Water has Miami-Dade Homicide Detective Max Hahn assigned to a new case in the waters of Biscayne Bay. His two victims were found murdered in one of the few remaining shacks in an area known as Stiltsville. He coordinates the investigation, which yields a few pieces of evidence, but nothing that points to the killers. Before leaving the scene, one of Hahn's team members spots something, a gold coin, in the water below the dock. He's unsure if it's related to the case, but it could provide a possible motive. By following the leads, Hahn locates and arrests one of the killers but is unable to find the other. He also struggles to explain a piece of evidence recovered from the scene. Through a series of events and good police work, Hahn figures out the last clue and solves the mystery.
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About The Author


I am a retired twenty-six-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department. The county hired nearly a thousand officers after the riots in 1980. The times were crazy with drugs pouring into the city, cartel drug wars, and the Mariel boatlift. Murders were an everyday occurrence that kept the job interesting. After working as a patrolman for five years, I transferred to work major crime scenes. After nine years, and being assigned the lead in over three hundred homicides, I was approached to apply for the Homicide Bureau. I spent my last twelve years there before retiring. I bring a unique approach to crime solving with my experience as a trained Crime Scene Investigator and Homicide Detective.
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