Tracking the Beast

A Steve Martinez Mystery

By: Henry Kisor

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When the remains of three little girls turn up inside railroad hopper cars, Sheriff Steve Martinez faces a troublesome case, for the cars had sat for years on a siding deep inside his beloved Porcupine County. After Steve and his comrades do the spadework, the FBI moves in, thinking their Unsub is both rapist and murderer. But Steve believes the killer--or killers--instead hired someone to dispose of the bodies. With the help of lawmen of all kinds, including the Ontario Provincial Police, and even Detroit mobsters, Steve doggedly tracks "the Beast." This intricate police procedural, set in the wilds of Upper Michigan, features not only an exciting high-tech chase around Lake Superior but also the revival of a clever World War II deception.

Praise for Tracking the Beast

“The fifth Martinez mystery is a mesmerizing mix of high-tech procedural and small-town cozy. The plot is ingenious, the dialogue realistic, and Kisor’s characters could never be mistaken for types from central casting. Mix in the economically depressed but beautiful UP, and the unusual premise, and you have an almost perfect mystery.” — Booklist (starred review)

“Kisor's measured yet relaxed style is a very good match for the multidimensional case.” — Kirkus Service

“. . . nicely plotted . . . Kisor’s intimate, appreciative view of the sparsely populated, richly historic Upper Peninsula is a plus.” —Publishers Weekly.