Showing results for "Duke" in Modern Detectives

Inspector Duke Becker and his squad are having a few weeks of peace and quiet when a case is brought to the squad by Detective Michelle Goldman. A fellow Detective has been investigating a baffling homicide, and Goldman believes the Special Investigations Unit, Homicide, might be able to help out. When another homicide is discovered along with a second strange object left behind by the killer, Inspector Becker and his squad move into high gear.

A woman has been murdered and her body is drained of blood. Plus two small punctures on her neck has the Special Investigations Homicide squad, led by Inspector Duke Becker, thinking the absurd. Has she been killed by a vampire? Of course no one believes it, but when an investigation into vampires leads to a club in the heart of New York City, there are doubts.

When Inspector Duke Dempsey boarded the luxurious streamliner known as The Holy City Express, he expected a peaceful vacation, a brief respite from his crime-ridden beat. But as the train whisks through the scenic vistas, a chilling scream shatters the calm, and Duke is thrust into the most perplexing case of his career—a mysterious double murder. With the clock ticking and the train speeding towards its final destination, Duke must navigate a web of intrigue and deceit. The passenger list reads like a who’s who of global power brokers, each with secrets worth killing for.

The poisoning of a distinguished history professor sets off a chain of events that puts Inspector Duke Dempsey on the hunt of a lifetime for the legendary hidden treasure of Blackbeard. The old-fashioned treasure hunt brings the super sleuth head-to-head against a secret sect that has ties to the upper echelons of the Charleston aristocracy. As the body count rises, he must beat them to the treasure and uncover the mastermind behind the ritualistic murders.

Super sleuth Duke Dempsey is at it again when he is drawn into a world of corruption, deception, and murder. An assassinated mayor, the mob, and corruption that reaches the highest levels of government takes Duke on a journey that brings him face to face with his past. All the answers he seeks are in an elusive ledger that he must bring to light.