Heiress Terri Jackman was brutally murdered, and everyone-including Minneapolis Homicide detective "Mars" Bahr-believes that her abusive husband, basketball star Tayron "T-Jack" Jackman, did it. But he has an unshakeable alibi...

T-Jack was with Terri's parents and lawyer signing divorce papers when the killing took place. Now, to add insult to injury, he's pocketing a $100 million settlement-the price Terri's desperate parents paid to get her out of the marriage. Mars feels a burning need for justice in this case. But he's transferring out of Homicide in just ten day and facing a family crisis that could cost him his son. Is there time to find the flaw in T-Jack's perfect crime?

Soon Mars has hit the wall, which is broad and blue and looks like the new Chief of Police. Politics block his every shot...and so is a killer who has left no loose ends, just a path strewn with dead bodies. Because no one can squeal when they're as silent as the grave...

Praise for KJ Erickson's Novels

The Dead Survivors

"Fast-moving and achingly suspenseful."--Dallas Morning News

"A spiffy police procedural."--Houston Chronicle

"Mars Bahr is a sensitive and appealing protagonist."-Kirkus Reviews

"Mars Bahr is a delicious hero in a series that shows promise."-Booklist

"A thoroughly satisfying narrative, a sympathetic protagonist, descriptive details, and clever plotting place this follow-up to Third Person Singular high on the "buy" list."-Library Journal

Third Person Singular

"One standout mystery."--Ellen Hart, author of The Merchant of Venus

"Erickson writes in a fine style, and she conducts the procedural drill like a trouper."

--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

"A riveting crime novel...sit back and prepare to be amazed. Readers take note. KJ Erickson has arrived...although a debut effort, this book feels as if it came from a seasoned veteran. Erickson has created a riveting crime novel that combines the textbook details of a modern homicide investigation with a novelist's precise and compassionate eye for the complexities of the human animal."--William Kent Krueger Anthony Award-winning author of Iron Lake

"The writing is so flawless, the tone so true, that the reader wholeheartedly enters the world of Mars Bahr...this is the first in a worthy new series."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"KJ Erickson has created an exceptionally assured first novel...taking us from the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis to the dark beauty of the English countryside. Third Person Singular is intelligent and tough."-Ellen Hart

"Erickson's sensitive, intelligent detective makes a creditable debut."-Kirkus Reviews

"Readers will enjoy the well-drawn character of Mars-particularly his relationship with his eight-year-old son."-Booklist

"This novel is a virtual page-turner, well worth your time and money."--Rapport