The Fred Carver Mysteries, Volume One

The first three crime thrillers in an award-winning series starring a tough Florida PI-from the New York Times–bestselling author of Single White Female. After a criminal's bullet shattered not only his knee but also his career as an Orlando cop and his marriage, Fred Carver starts over as a private detective. Tropical Heat: The police think Willis Davis committed suicide, but beautiful real-estate broker Edwina Talbot is convinced her missing lover is alive and hires Carver to find him. Following a twisted trail from luxurious beach resorts to the swamps of the Everglades, Carver runs afoul of violent Cubans, a DEA agent, and assorted criminals, all while falling hard for his lovely client. Scorcher: When Carver's young son becomes the third victim of a serial killer with a homemade flamethrower, the tortured private eye won't rest until he's avenged the boy's death. Kiss: After his elderly uncle's suspicious death at Sunhaven Retirement Home, Lt. Alfonso Desoto hires Carver to find out what's going on behind the closed doors of the facility. Soon he's tangling with everyone from a rough head nurse to a brutally sadistic thug.