California Police

The PELLET-B California Police Officer Entrance Exam is the gateway to becoming a police officer, deputy, or dispatcher. Passing it requires sharp reasoning, strong reading comprehension, solid grammar, and the ability to think critically under pressure. Whether you’re a first-time test-taker or aiming to boost your score, this comprehensive study guide provides the tools, strategies, and practice you need to succeed.

Instant New York Times Bestseller! From bestselling author James Patterson, six kidnappers pursue a whopping ten-figure payout in this thrilling novel featuring “breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting” (Publishers Weekly). Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations...

A letter throws Detective Kaitlyn Carr’s life into turmoil… Settling into a new routine, Kaitlyn believes that her troubles are behind her. But then she receives a letter from a retired FBI agent, which states that everything she knows about her father’s death is a lie. The FBI agent says that her father was murdered and promises to tell her what really happened, but only if she helps him first. To find out the truth, Kaitlyn must travel to a place with a near-constant cover of clouds and rain and investigate a series of cold cases that the FBI agent believes are connected to the same...

Hidden secrets and deadly lies… Following the incident that nearly killed her boyfriend, Detective Charlotte Pierce needs a weekend away with him in the quaint mountain town of Quail Lake, California. However, their trip is interrupted when a sixteen-year-old camp counselor goes missing. The girl’s body is later found by the lake shore with strangulation marks around her neck and bruises all over. The sleepy town of Quail Lake has only one inexperienced deputy on call and Charlotte can’t say no when the sheriff asks her to help with the investigation. When she begins to speak to the ...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The twists come at you at breakneck pace. Very suspenseful." (Goodreads) When two young boys disappear while riding their bikes, Detective Charlotte Pierce must follow the clues to find their killer before he strikes again. In the dusty outskirts of Mesquite County, California, two kids go missing, taken from outside their homes. The quiet desert community is devastated and it’s up to Charlotte to find out what happened. The FBI is called in and a man who stalked and terrorized Charlotte comes back into her life. She kept his secret to protect her career, but is now being...

The California Dream is a beautiful lie. Beneath the sun-drenched beaches, rolling vineyards, and idyllic suburbs lies a shadow world of shocking violence and haunting secrets. For decades, predators have stalked these golden landscapes, leaving a trail of baffled investigators and grieving families in their wake. Some got away for years, others for a lifetime. Murder Land: California rips the facade off the postcard image to expose twenty of the state's most chilling and complex criminal cases. This meticulously researched collection takes you inside the crime scenes, behind the yellow ...

Harry Lyon was a rational man, a cop who refused to let his job harden his soul. Then one fateful day, he was forced to shoot a man--and a homeless stranger with bloodshot eyes uttered the haunting words that challenged Harry Lyon's sanity:"Ticktock, ticktock. You'll be dead in sixteen hours...

Marty never imagined when she moved to High Desert, California, that her life would include a police detective husband, two dogs, a psychic sister, and solving mysteries, often involving murder. But sometimes you just have to bloom where you’re planted! Books in the boxed set of High Desert Cozy Mysteries Superseries 2 include the following: Murder and the Museum Murder in Palm Springs The Money Club Murder and High Rollers Murder at the Dog Show Murdered Mogul If you like dogs and recipes, this is a must-have series written by a USA Today Bestselling author. Buy or borrow now!

In the lush vineyards of Napa, California, Dani's latest catering gig for a political fundraiser promises to be a lucrative opportunity. However, the decadence of the event hides a deadly secret: four previous hosts of fundraisers for the same political candidate met untimely deaths. Teaming up with her sous-chef Arthur, who also helms an international private investigation firm, and his savvy sidekick Matt, the trio traverses the Golden State, seeking answers to the eerie coincidences. But with each clue they uncover, danger seems to be shadowing their every move. Amidst the suspense, Dani...

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime reporter Cindy Thomas investigate the shocking murder of a former SFPD chief in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, in this thriller from the...

A gripping high-stakes thriller by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker ("A marvel...hits the high-water mark for crime fiction every time out." —Gregg Hurwitz) The hunt for the truth is the deadliest game. Former Marine sniper Lew Gale, now a...

Patterson’s greatest crime-solving team since the Women’s Murder Club is the Bird Sisters. Rhonda and Barbara “Baby” Bird are half-sisters—and full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency. They agree on nothing. Rhonda, a former attorney, takes a by-the-book approach to solving...

A detective and an FBI agent join forces on what seems like an open-and-shut case—but a new rash of killings sends them on a pulse-pounding race against time in this intense thriller. ​ Michael and Megan Fitzgerald are siblings who share a terrifying past. Both adopted, and now...

Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator. With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in.

"Something clearly stinks in how police handled this case." - Tony Serra, famed Civil Rights Attorney Andy Kinyon was a gifted salesman, a hustler in the best sense of the word. He became the top earner for the publisher of LOOK Magazine at the age of 22 in 1965. That same year, he befriended notable figures like Ken Kesey, Owsley Stanley, and Jerry Garcia. Andy was among the first to join the counter-culture movement in Haight-Ashbury and worked for Bill Graham and Chet Helms, conducting psychedelic light shows for performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and many others. ...

In this thrilling novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author, a crime lord has declared war on America—and only Detective Michael Bennett knows why. Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic, ruthless strongman, he slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his...

Read the first Kate Martinelli Mystery by New York Times bestselling, Edgar award-winning novelist Laurie R. King. In Grave Talent, the unthinkable has happened in a small community outside of San Francisco. A series of shocking murders has occurred, the victims far too innocent and defenseless...

Private investigator Jessica Shaw is leading a quiet life in a Californian desert community, where she spends her days working low-level cases. But when a former resident asks Jessica to help her sister, Rue Hunter - a convicted murderer whose execution is days away - Jessica can’t resist the offer. Rue doesn't remember what happened the night two high school students were killed thirty years ago, but everybody in town is certain she’s guilty.

Instant New York Times Bestseller! “Patterson and Lupica make a great team.” –Carl Hiaasen, bestselling author of Fever Beach Jenny Wolf’s murdered father has left her in charge of… ​ …a multi-billion-dollar empire …a newspaper …a football team …a holding company …and the...

What happens on the run, stays there. Right? My brother didn't deserve her, but that doesn't mean she's mine. He might be a terrible person, but clearly, we have the same taste in women. I needed to get away from him. A way out. A solution that would keep both me and my son safe from harm. I never expected his brother to be the solution. ∞∞∞ Theresa Braun is stuck. Mark is a man who doesn't take "no" for an answer and uses her son as leverage against her. Until, like an answer to prayer, his hotter-than-sin brother comes banging on her door, looking for him. Blake Banner is fed up. ...