An Ace and A Pair (Dead Cold Mysteries Book 1)

An Ace and A Pair (Dead Cold Mysteries Book 1)

by Blake Banner

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4.3 stars from 19,095 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.


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  • Michael Connelly
  • David Baldacci
  • Mary Stone

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Perfect for you if...

  • You want gritty police procedurals with two leads who actually hate each other at first but have serious chemistry.
  • You loved Michael Connelly's Bosch series and want something with similar procedural detail but faster pacing.
  • You're after a crime mystery with real stakes. This isn't cosy. People die messily and consequences stick.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer your crime fiction bloodless or your detectives cheerful. This opens with a beheaded corpse and only gets darker.
  • You need romance as a main plot thread. Stone and Dehan's relationship is professional tension, not meet-cute.
  • You're looking for standalones. This is book one of a series and ends with hooks for the next case.

About this book

Detective John Stone of the NYPD has the best arrest record in the 43rd precinct, but he's considered outdated. Detective Carmen Dehan has a reputation for a bad attitude that makes her unpopular with colleagues. Captain Jennifer Cuevas assigns them both to the Cold Cases file—cases that have been deprioritized—hoping to remove them from active duty. Ten years earlier, Nelson Hernandez and his four cousins were playing poker at a dive bar in Hunts Point when someone entered and killed all five men. Nelson's body was mutilated and beheaded, with his remains left on the table. Multiple suspects existed, including the Jersey Mob, the Triads from Manhattan, and Mick Harragan, a corrupt officer from the 43rd precinct. No one was ever charged. On the night of the murder, Harragan disappeared along with Nelson's wife, Maria. Stone and Dehan now pursue the case to find Harragan, regardless of the consequences.

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