The Flood Wall Murders

The Flood Wall Murders
From the Files of the St. Louis Police Homicide Division - Book 3

A routine maintenance inspection along the St. Louis flood wall turns into every detective's nightmare.

Hidden beneath weeds and a faded blue blanket lies the body of an unidentified young woman. She has no identification, no witnesses, and no obvious connection to anyone searching for her. To most people, she is just another Jane Doe.

To Detective Sergeant Mick Callahan, she is the beginning of something far more sinister.

When a second woman's body is discovered behind another section of the flood wall only days later, Callahan and his partner, Detective Darius Coleman, realize they are hunting a disciplined and methodical killer who has perfected the art of disappearing into plain sight. The victims share disturbing similarities. Both lived on the margins of society. Both vanished without anyone immediately noticing. Both were carefully restrained, murdered, and abandoned along the isolated industrial riverfront where freight trains, barges, and miles of concrete hide deadly secrets.

As the St. Louis Police Department launches the largest serial murder investigation in its history, the detectives assemble a major case task force, following every clue through forensic science, digital evidence, surveillance footage, victimology, behavioral profiling, and decades-old unsolved cases. Every new discovery reveals a killer who plans meticulously, leaves almost no evidence, and has likely been stalking vulnerable women for years.

But Callahan refuses to let the victims be forgotten.

Behind every crime scene is a daughter. A mother. A family still hoping for answers.

With time running out and the body count rising, the detectives must uncover the identity of a predator who believes no one is counting his victims before another woman disappears forever.

Written with the authenticity of retired Fire Chief and former International Association of Fire Chiefs President Gary Ludwig, The Flood Wall Murders delivers a gripping, realistic police procedural that places readers inside a modern homicide investigation. Rich in forensic detail, investigative strategy, and relentless suspense, this unforgettable thriller will appeal to fans of Michael Connelly, John Sandford, Robert Dugoni, and television series such as Bosch, True Detective, and Law & Order.

Sometimes the hardest part of solving a murder is convincing the world that every victim matters.