A. E. Howe

Though happy to be back at his job as a criminal investigator, Larry Macklin is struggling to adapt to life with his new partner. But concerns about his work relationship quickly take a back seat to his personal life when his irrational ex-girlfriend, Marcy, returns to town. Larry soon has...

Larry Macklin doesn't have a badge anymore. He gave it back. He has a cat, a girlfriend, and no plans.A month after walking away from his job as an investigator for his father's sheriff's office, Larry agrees to one favor: find Shantel's missing niece. What starts as a search through dive bars...

The killer has a badge. And he’s watching the investigation.When a deputy guns down an accused rapist standing over a dead woman, the case looks closed before the sun comes up. Detective Larry Macklin is ordered to stand back. His father, the sheriff, is already fighting for his political life...

The dead men had it coming. Everybody says so. That's the problem.Larry Macklin finally has a second chance with Cara, and then her father becomes the prime suspect in a string of brutal murders. To clear Henry's name, Larry has to go to Alachua County, where he has no jurisdiction, no backup...

A mutilated body. A burned-out house. A secret thirty years in the making.They found him by the interstate. No name. No fingers. One tattoo, in a place nobody was ever meant to see.Larry Macklin isn't supposed to be working this case. His fellow investigator told him to stay in his own lane. His...

The Florida summer turns even hotter for criminal investigator Larry Macklin when he narrowly escapes an explosion that takes the life of a colleague. The assumed target of the bomb is Larry’s cross-dressing confidential informant and the key witness in a major drug trial, Eddie Thompson...

The peace of spring is shattered for criminal investigator Larry Macklin when his best friend, Pete Henley, is accused of brutally killing his daughter’s ex-boyfriend. Larry knows that Pete is innocent, but the evidence is heavily weighted against him. Before Larry can even begin to clear...

Criminal investigator Larry Macklin is enjoying a relaxing family vacation on the Florida coast… until a body washes up next door and all hell breaks loose. It’s soon apparent that the island’s hapless police chief is not up to the task of finding a murderer. As more bodies are discovered...

Murder strikes close to home for criminal investigator Larry Macklin when his girlfriend, Cara Laursen, finds a body at the veterinary clinic where she works. There are no signs of forced entry, making it clear that someone at the clinic must be involved in the murder. But before Larry and his...