Deadly Stillwater

Two girls gone. One detective under pressure. And no time left."This book takes the reader on one wild ride, with the suspense not letting up until the very end. Mac is one part Lucas Davenport and one part Mitch Rapp - and it just doesn't get any better than that!" Amazon ReviewerShannon hustled to her car and dug into her black purse, searching for her car keys. He quickly put his hand over her mouth as she screamed and thrashed, slid the van door open, and dragged her inside... She tried to scream through the duct tape pasted over her mouth...it was only the beginning.Mac McRyan, a fourth-generation cop, is faced with a brazen daytime kidnapping and a media storm surrounding the case. An abduction is just the beginning in a case of betrayal and revenge that will ultimately strike at the heart and soul of the St. Paul Police Department. From the searing streets of St. Paul to the murky waters of the St. Croix River, get the riveting and gritty mystery you won't be able to put down until its last gripping minute.MCRYAN MYSTERY SERIES(Try it in audio - click Audiobook & get a 3 book boxset free)BOOK 1: FIRST CASE - Murder AlleyBOOK 2: THE ST. PAUL CONSPIRACY - USA Today Best SellerBOOK 3: DEADLY STILLWATER - FREEBOOK 4: ELECTING TO MURDERBOOK 5: FATALLY BOUND - USA Today Best SellerBOOK 6: BLOOD SILENCE - USA Today Best SellerBOOK 7: NEXT GIRL ON THE LISTBOOK 8: FIREBALLBOOK 9: THE TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE - New ReleaseSTAKEOUT: A CASE FROM THE DICK FILES - Short storyBOX SETSFIRST DEADLY CONSPIRACY - BOOKS 1-3 - NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLERMYSTERIES THRILLERS AND KILLERS - BOOKS 4-6 BOXSETAGENT TORI HUNTER MYSTERYSILENCED GIRLSBOOKS 2& 3: 2021Never miss a new release again. Join my reader's list at RogerStelljes.com and follow me on Amazon.Vince Flynn described Roger Stelljes as "A powerful new thriller voice." Fans of John Sandford Prey Series & Virgil Flowers, David Baldacci, John Grisham, Vince Flynn, Harland Coben and James Patterson will enjoy this dramatic pulse-racing and gritty thriller.What readers are saying about books in the McRyan Mystery Series:"Wow!! Just wow! A must-read and has to be the best McRyan book so far. I really enjoyed the twists & turns this book had.""This book takes the reader on one wild ride, with the suspense not letting up until the very end. Mac is one part Lucas Davenport and one part Mitch Rapp - and it just does not get any better than that!""Sex, power, money, and murder keep you wanting to keep reading until you finish it and then wishing there were still more to read!Great story with all the elements of a fantastic read.""Two thumbs up, way up for this one!" Five stars and then some."Couldn't put it down! Everything else I had to do just sat until I finished this book.Compelling, thrilling, good tale, all ends wrapped up with a thoughtful ending.""Roger Stelljes is exceptional. His plots twist, turn and keep you glued to the book.Minnesota has produced two mystery writers of extreme talent, Vince Flynn and Roger Stelljes. Keep 'em coming Roger!""Another Mac McRyan excellent read!!! I wish Mr. Stelljes could write faster because I love his books and can't wait till the next one. He never disappoints.""A thriller that drew me right in. A well-written story and you just have to like Mac!! I'll read more of Mr. Stelljes' books. Loved this one!!!" Deadly Stillwater, where Mac McRyan is confronted with the kidnapping of Shannon Hisle, taken in a brazen daylight attack outside a restaurant on one of St. Pauls busiest streets. And Shannon Hisle isnt just anyone. Shes the only daughter of St. Pauls most prominent, successful and politically connected lawyer. Mac knows that every political lever will be pulled, that the FBI will be coming in, that the St. Paul Mayor, not his biggest fan, will be scrutinizing his every move and that the media storm will be every bit as intense as the heat wave blazing the Twin Cities. Whats more, while all of the signs point to a straightforward kidnapping for ransom, Macs instincts tell him otherwise, especially after the kidnappers call just hours after the abduction and skip the ransom demand. Why not ask for the ransom? he wonders. While everyone assumes the ransom demand will come soon enough, the failure to make the demand gives Mac pause, and for good reason. For the Hisle abduction is just the beginning in a case of betrayal and revenge sixteen years in the making that will ultimately strike at the heart and soul of the St. Paul Police Department. From the searing streets of St. Paul to the icy shores of Lake Superior in Duluth; from the rolling country side of western Wisconsin to the murky waters of the St. Croix, Deadly Stillwater is a non-stop four-day rush you wont be able to put down until its last thrilling minute. Mac McRyan is confronted with the kidnapping of Shannon Hisle taken in a brazen daylight attack outside a restaurant on one of St. Paul's busiest streets. And Shannon Hisle isn't just anyone. She's the only daughter of St. Paul's most prominent, successful and politically connected lawyer. Mac knows that every political lever will be pulled, that the FBI will be coming in, that the St. Paul Mayor, not his biggest fan, will be scrutinizing his every move and that the media storm will be every bit as intense as the heat wave blazing the Twin Cities. What's more, while all of the signs point to a straightforward kidnapping for ransom, Mac's instincts tell him other wise, especially after the kidnappers call just hours after the abduction and skip the ransom demand. "Why not ask for the ransom?" he wonders. While everyone assumes the ransom demand will come soon enough, the failure to make the demand gives Mac pause, for good reason. For the Hisle abduction is just the beginning in a case of betrayal and revenge sixteen years in the making that will ultimately strike at the heart and soul of the St. Paul Police Department Award winning author, Roger Stelljes, delivers a mystery that is the second book in the McRyan Mystery Series. Stelljes' vivid characters, his gift for GRITTY and REAL DIALOGUE, as well as his uncanny sense of place and time, will put you in the middle of the action allowing you to feel the desperation of Mac McRyan and his fellow detectives Mac and his crew are under political pressure to find the kidnapped daughter of a prominent St. Paul businessman and the daughter of the police chief. Everyone thinks the young women have been kidnapped for ransom but McRyan suspect revenge is the motive.