It's been five years since Detective Vic Lenoski took early retirement to help raise his granddaughter. But the shooting of an elderly man outside a cemetery reawakens his detective instincts. The victim is famous for a string of brazen armed robberies during the 1980s, and as Vic knows, the stolen money was never recovered. Offered a job with the Allegheny County Police-and urged by his wife to start working again-Vic is soon assigned the case. But when the killer strikes a second time, Vic realizes the only way to catch the murderer is to uncover the secrets surrounding that 1980s crime spree. But Vic's skills are rusty, someone is leaking information to the press, and Vic soon learns those secrets are protecting much more than just stolen money.

The Things That Secrets Cannot Hide: A Vic Lenoski Mystery

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Hayes, Peter W. J.

Mystery

Level Best Books

Finally accustomed to his new job with the Allegheny County Police, Detective Vic Lenoski is asked to solve the high-profile murder of the Pittsburgh Symphony's beloved president. Very quickly, Vic and his partner, Liz Timmons, identify two likely suspects. But, unknown to Vic, a detective from China-Chen Yun-has surreptitiously arrived in Pittsburgh, sent to target one of the symphony's violin players. Vic then learns that his lead suspects aren't who they seem, and worse, that he's the target of an FBI investigation. As Vic scrambles to resolve these new problems, Chen's plans implode and he tailspins into Vic's investigation, bringing the personal and professional lives of both men to a breaking point. Can they each find a solution to their cases, and a way to protect their personal lives?

The Things That Stay True: A Vic Lenoski Mystery

Pulp Modern: Volume Two, Issue Five

Literature & Fiction

Weisfeld, Victoria

JAYNE, SERENA

Friend, Timothy

Jourdan, Mandi

Furman, Adam S.

Gilbertson, Nils

Short Stories & Anthologies

Uncle B. Publications

Detective Vic Lenoski of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has just been handed the biggest case of his career, the vicious murder of a venture capitalist known for funding high-tech and robotics start-up companies. But Vic, haunted by personal loss and hounded by a commander who despises him, is unraveling fast. Worse, his investigation soon uncovers major corruption among Pittsburgh’s star robotics entrepreneurs, that the city’s gangsters have gone straight, and Vic’s commander and colleagues are only interested in promotions, pensions, and pats on the back.Just as the case and his career are on the verge of collapse, Vic struggles to make sense of his work and life while uncovering a series of deeply buried truths, and tracking a murderer who is desperate to kill again.

The Things That Aren't There (A Vic Lenoski Mystery)

For Pittsburgh police detectives Vic Lenoski and his partner, Liz Timmons, what starts as a favor for the district attorney-a simple check on a house fire at the home of a public defender-soon becomes something different. The local fire chief suspects arson and the public defenders' body is found inside the house...tied to her bed. Worse, as Vic and Liz investigate the victim's life, they discover a string of secrets-each more damning than the last. Those discoveries bring immediate pressure from the DA and their commander to close the case...just as the evidence takes a startling and gut-wrenching turn into Vic and Liz's personal lives.

The Things That Are Different: A Vic Lenoski Mystery

SEASCAPE, the Seventeenth Best New England Crime Stories Anthology, once again brings together the best short crime fiction stories about New England. We feature stories from well-published writers to brand new voices in the genre, with stories as varied and unique as the region they represent. Included in this collection is the Al Blanchard Award Winning Story. Stories by: Michael Bracken, Tina deBellegarde, Marjorie Drake, Ang Pompano, Lynn Sheft, Vicki Weisfeld, Tiger Wiseman, Adele Gardner, Jim Wright, Christine Bagley, Rachel Brown, Cynthia Drew, Victoria Gosseling, Peter W. J. Hayes, Linda, Leszczuk, Adam Meyer, Rory O'Brien, Alan Orloff, Verena Rose, Janet Raye Stevens, Cynthia Sabelhaus, Gabriel Valjan, CJ Verberg, Harriette Sackler, William Ade, Shawn Reilly Simmons, Katie Tietjen, Woody Hanstein, Lorraine Sharma Nelson, Brenda Seabrooke, and Joseph Walker.

Seascape: The Best New England Crime Stories 2019

Ade, William

Bracken, Michael

Detection, Dames of

Simmons, Shawn Reilly

Valjan, Gabriel

Orloff, Alan

Meyer, Adam

Bagley, Christine

Stevens, Janet Raye

After a house fire hospitalizes his partner and forces him onto medical leave, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police detective Vic Lenoski starts a desperate search for the woman who set the blaze. She is the one person who knows what happened to his missing teenage daughter, but as a fugitive, she's disappeared so thoroughly no one can find her. Risking his job and the wrath of the district attorney, Vic resorts to bargaining with criminal suspects for new leads, many of which point to North Dakota. He flies there, only to discover he is far from everything he knows, and his long-cherished definitions of good and bad are fading as quickly as his leads. His only chance is one last audacious roll of the dice. Can he stay alive long enough to discover the whereabouts of his daughter and rebuild his life? Or is everything from his past lost forever?

The Things That Last Forever

Mystery Magazine: September 2022 (Mystery Weekly Magazine Issues)

ANDREWS, BETH

Mallory, Michael

Long, Laird

Krugler, David

Abrahamson, K.L.

Blackford, Jenny

Carter, Kerry

Biehl, Michael

Independently published

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