STATELINE: A Crime Thriller (Dan Reno Novel Series Book 1)

A tycoon's son is murdered the night before his wedding. The grieving father hires private detective Dan Reno and offers him a substantial bounty to find the killer. Reno, facing financial hardship, sees the case as an opportunity—until corrupt police officers become involved, forcing him to fight for his survival alongside the investigation. Reno must navigate multiple obstacles: identifying the murderer and their motive, determining which officers, if any, he can trust, and confronting his own troubled past marked by his father's murder and a history of violence and heavy drinking. Though he wants to avoid further bloodshed, Reno's nature makes backing away impossible. He travels through the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains and the Nevada desert, reverting to old methods to stay alive. The substantial fee means little if he doesn't survive to collect it.