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KISS OF THE COBRA

2022  No. 8 in the John Bowers' Series 

Blue Butterfly               Sweet Sorrow

Babylon Blues              City Serenade 

Camelot Club               Cold Kill 

Pontiac Pirates             Kiss of the Cobra

Police Procedural with Detective Sgt. John Bowers and the Portland, OR Central Precinct Rob/Homicide Squad.

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There's trouble in Midtown—a rapist is on the prowl.  Bowers is taken down, and his partner Sgt. Minnie Raye is on the hunt with a vengeance. The trail winds through city tower mid-listers to the losers on the streets with scores of their own to settle.

And in the thick of it, a midnight B and E adds a rape to one of their own and turns everything upside down.  It's bloody crime, wrong turns, muddled evidence that stains the rep of the City of Roses until the homicide cops track down their suspect hiding in plain sight.

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Welcome to fellow crime fiction junkies and mystery fans. There are eight John Bowers' books that follow a progression in the lives of Bowers, his partner Minnie Raye and the crew at Central Precinct Rob/Homicide unit along with the Medical Examiner's staff and assorted bad actors who make it all necessary.

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A number 9 Bowers book Rainy Day Rules is out soon. As Bowers' fans expect, there's plenty of forensics, criminal justice, realistic street life and steamy sex.  Perfect recipe for a stormy night read.

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RAY BATES BOOKS

BLUE BUTTERFLY      SWEET SORROW

BABYLON BLUES      CITY SERENADE

CAMELOT CLUB        COLD KILL (2020)

PONTIAC PIRATES    KISS of the COBRA

Visit Booksbygehlaknight.com to browse all the Bower books, read excerpts and author bio.

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