How can he solve crimes if heâs not allowed to investigate?
Gordon Hepler, Mapletonâs Chief of Police, has his hands full. During the groundbreaking ceremony for expansion of the community center, he discovers a dead body. Shortly afterward, the centerâs CEO is assaulted. Does someone have it in for the community center and its new programs designed to benefit the homeless? Or does it have something to do with the highly contested upcoming mayoral election?
Frustration builds as clues and suspects fall into other jurisdictions, effectively tying Gordonâs hands. The investigation soon resembles a giant bowl of spaghetti. Can he follow the rules and still protect his city?
Although itâs part of a series, this police-procedural cozy-mystery blendâand all the Mapleton booksâcan be read as small-town stand alones.
