Mecana

In this horrific detective tale, someone is leaving murdered and mutilated bodies in a Dallas suburb, using the same techniques found in a Houston crime scene the previous year. When another body is found in Dallas, it seems certain the killer has moved hunting grounds. As the body count rises, Detective Thomas Mecana is assigned to the case. A fifteen-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, Mecana prides himself on always getting his man... but his tried-and-true methods of the past seem to no longer be working. To make matters worse, his supervisor assigns him a new partner - Darcie Connors, a young officer working her first murder case. Add in one ex-wife and two teenage daughters creating problems at home, and a boss threatening to fire him at work, and Mecana's life begins to unravel as he hones in on his suspect. With hard work, and some luck, Mecana and his partner discover a most-unusual serial killer case with murder in its very genes. In fact, they discover some evidence is so strange and unbelievable, it might be best left alone. Checkmate.

Newlywed private detectives Thomas Mecana and Darcie Connors have barely, shaken their honeymoon jetlag, before taking on another case in the Lone Star State. Dallas Homicide Detective Sunday Verves is looking into the suspicious deaths of local drug runners, when she discovers a potential suspect that hits too close to home, Angela, the daughter of her superior officer, and Angela's lawyer boyfriend. When the trail leads her south of the border, Verves enlists her old friend Mecana and his new wife into tracking down Angela and her boyfriend. What they discover down Mexico way turns the case on its head and sends the group searching for clues to a bigger piece of the puzzle. Ultimately, Sunday Verves finds she must choose between, avenging wrongs of the past or righting wrongs of the present. Sometimes, the only choice is TWISTED JUSTICE.

Just when he thought he was out... Thomas Mecana discovers a new killer has stolen old evidence from a case thought long-closed. When the bodies begin to pile up, Mecana knows he must take action. Together with a little help from his friends, they just might be able to stop a copycat murderer. This thrilling story from John L. Lansdale (Tales from the Crypt, Slow Bullet, Zombie Gold) brings Mecana face-to-face with pure evil. HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR — Mecana Series #1 Dallas PD Detective Thomas Mecana is on the hunt for a serial killer terrorizing the Lone Star State. Joining him is Darcie Connors, a young officer working her first murder case. With hard work, and some luck, Mecana and his partner discover a most-unusual serial killer case with murder in its very genes. WHEN THE NIGHT BIRD SINGS — Mecana Series #2 Detectives Thomas Mecana and Darcie Connors are on the trail of a new suspect. With an ever-growing suspect list, Mecana must toe the line between friend and foe. Each action leaves them sitting in the crosshairs of danger. One wrong move could mean the end. TWISTED JUSTICE — Mecana Series #3 Dallas Homicide Detective Sunday Verves is looking into the suspicious deaths of local drug runners when she discovers a potential suspect that hits too close to home. When the trail leads her south of the border, she enlists some old friends to track down the suspects. THE BOX — Mecana Series #4 Detective Thomas Mecana and the gang get back together for another case. Mecana soon finds the case will also bring him back to where it all began.