From Book 1: THE CRIME SERIES WITH OVER 1.5 MILLION DOWNLOADS New York Times & USA Today Bestselling McRyan Mystery Series +++ Novella +++ A prestigious job at a top law firm, a beautiful home, and a gorgeous wife all made for an ideal life. But then 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 emotionally charged investigation 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. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Roger Stelljes, delivers a short mystery novel (12 chapter novella) that is the prequel to the McRyan Mystery Series. An emotionally charged investigation full of unexpected twists and turns, Mac McRyan will need to follow a convoluted trail of evidence, secrets, and hidden agendas to help solve a murder mystery that is his FIRST CASE. MCRYAN MYSTERY SERIES: (also available in audio) FIRST CASE: Murder Alley - novella THE ST. PAUL CONSPIRACY DEADLY STILLWATER FIRST DEADLY CONSPIRACY - Omnibus Edition 3 Book Box Set (Books 1-3) ELECTING TO MURDER FATALLY BOUND BLOOD SILENCE +++ new release +++ If you want to receive a free copy of the McRyan Mystery Series spin-off episode "The Stakeout" when it is published (COMING SOON!) enter your email at www.RogerStelljes.com Vince Flynn described Roger Stelljes as "A powerful new thriller voice." Fans of mysteries, thrillers and suspense will enjoy this fast-moving story of murder, mystery, and suspense; the cast of colorful characters, and its setting in and around historic St. Paul, Minnesota. FIRST CASE - McRyan Mysteries Prequel/Book 1 An emotionally charged investigation full of unexpected twists and turns, Mac McRyan will need to follow a convoluted trail of evidence, secrets, and hidden agendas to help solve a murder mystery that is his first case. THE ST. PAUL CONSPIRACY - McRyan Mysteries - Book 2 A complex murder investigation with repercussions far beyond an ordinary serial killer case - national and political security concerns lie at the root of this tangled, fast-paced gritty crime novel. Merit Award Winner for Commercial Fiction for the Midwest Independent Publishers (MIPA) Book Awards and a Minnesota Book Awards Nominee. DEADLY STILLWATER - McRyan Mysteries - Book 3 Two girls gone... A complicated brazen daytime kidnapping is just the beginning in a case of betrayal and revenge that will ultimately strike at the soul of the St. Paul Police Department. From the searing streets of St. Paul to the murky waters of the St. Croix River, Deadly Stillwater is a book you won't be able to put down until its last gripping minute. MIPA - Midwest Book Awards Winner - Genre Fiction ELECTING TO MURDER - McRyan Mysteries - Book 4 Ruthless killers...grisly deaths...escalating stakes... A clandestine late night meeting in Kentucky, a murder in a seedy St. Paul motel, a mysterious investigator operating in the shadows and dueling political masterminds all collide to provide Mac McRyan with the ultimate test in Electing To Murder.