Ice on the Bay: 3 (Howard County Mysteries)

The forecast: Record cold. The crimes: Colder still.Case #1: Hardworking veterinary technician Jayvon Fletcher was honest friendly and without an enemy in the world. But two Christmas Eves ago while covering the night shift he vanished leaving behind only a broken window and smears of blood on the clinics back steps. Neither police nor the private detectives hired by Jayvons grandmother could find him. Now Detective Lieutenant Rick Peller is asked to take another look at the case although he doubts he can shed light on the young mans fate.Case #2: Detective Sergeant Corina Montufar puzzles over a fire in an exclusive area. The details are familiar-two other houses burned the previous year in exactly the same way. But police had nabbed the arsonist. He was already in prison when this new crime occurred. Is this a copycat crime or is the real culprit still at large and this the next in a series of attacks?Case #3: Its only mid-January and already Detective Sergeant Eric Dumas is staring at Howard Countys first murder victim of the year. Michio Tamai kept an address book overflowing with criminal cohorts. But even his friends were his victims. Not one of them is sorry hes dead. Any might be his murderer.While temperatures plummet cold cases collide with new crimes and somewhere a killer with blood as icy as the waters of the bay watches and waits.A thrilling crime drama Ice on the Bay is the third novel in Dale E. Lehmans Howard County Mystery series.