Rick Cahill, a former Santa Barbara cop falsely accused of killing his wife, now a restaurateur and then private investigator in the San Diego suburb, La Jolla, California:
Yesterday’s Echo (2013) [review] 2014 Anthony Award for Best First Novel Finalist 2014 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery
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Dark Fissures (2016) [review] Finalist 2017 Lefty Award for Best Mystery
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Blood Truth (2017) [review] Finalist 2018 Lefty Award for Best Mystery
Finalist 2018 Shamus Award for Best Novel
Wrong Light (2018) Finalist 2019 Lefty Award for Best Mystery Finalist 2019 Shamus Award for Best Novel
Lost Tomorrows (2019) 2020 Lefty Award for Best Mystery 2020 Shamus Award for Best Novel
Blind Vigil (2020) 2021 Shamus Award for Best Novel
Finalist 2021 Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist 2021 Lefty Award for Best Mystery Finalist 2021 Macavity Award for Best Mystery
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