Award winning author, Roger Stelljes, delivers an action packed story that is the 1st book in the McRyan Mystery Series. Stelljes' vivid characters, his gift for GRITTY and REAL DIALOGUE (slang, jargon, behind the scenes dialog), as well as his uncanny sense of place and time, will put you in the middle of the action allowing you to feel the desperation of Mac McRyan and his fellow detectives.FIRST CASE - prequel THE ST. PAUL CONSPIRACYDEADLY STILLWATERELECTING TO MURDER - *** New Release ***FIRST DEADLY CONSPIRACY - Special edition 3 book box set (prequel, #1, #2)Roger Stelljes has been described as "A powerful new thriller voice." Fans mysteries, thrillers and suspense will enjoy this fast-moving story of murder, greed, and treason, the cast of colorful characters, and its setting in and around historic St. Paul, Minnesota.AWARDS, PRAISE, REVIEWS:"The St. Paul Conspiracy" was named the MERIT AWARD WINNER for COMMERCIAL FICTION for the Midwest Independent Publishers (MIPA) Book Awards and it also was a Minnesota Book Awards Nominee. BOOK DESCRIPTION:Murder... Greed... Treason... The morning after Halloween the city of St. Paul awakens to find that a serial killer terrorizing the blue-collar working women of University Avenue has struck for the fifth time. The citizens of St. Paul are on edge. Thirty-two-year-old fourth-generation St. Paul Homicide Detective Michael "Mac" McRyan thought his day was going to be less stressful. His day would involve paper work, coffee, and maybe even an early trip to the pub. Then his cell phone tells him his day is about to change. A body has been found in a high-end condominium between Summit and Grand Avenues; and it's not just anyone. "Your day just got worse," Mac tells his captain.The victim is Claire Daniels, the Twin Cities' most prominent political and investigative reporter. Claire was stunningly attractive. She had blonde hair, blue eyes and a curvaceous body she worked on relentlessly. Claire was the desire of every man in town. With the Daniels murder on top of the latest serial killer attack, the political and media pressure on the St. Paul Police Department only builds and places Mac in the middle of a dangerous and high-stakes murder investigation that will ultimately have national political and security implications.ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON: FIRST CASE - McRyan Mystery Series prequel A prestigous job at a top law firm, a beautiful home, and a gorgeous wife all made for an ideal life. But then, as it so often does, life gets in the way and changes the course you have selected. For Mac McRyan, a family tragedy meant forgoing a lucrative legal career for one in the "family business" - the St. Paul Police Department. After four years as a cop, the ruggedly handsome Mac crosses the crime scene tape for the first time as a homicide detective. The back alley murder of a young trial lawyer from a high profile law firm doesn't add up. In an emotional envestigation full of unexpected twists and turns, Mac will need to follow a convoluted trail of evidence, secrets, and hidden agendas to help solve a murder mystery that is his FIRST CASE. DEADLY STILLWATER - McRyan Mystery Series BookMIPA - Midwest Book Awards Winner - Genre Fiction