Big Bad City: a Kentucky Mystery

In the summer of 1990, Louisville private investigators Russell Ray Teague and Fred Ferguson are trying to keep their small agency afloat. Then a warehouse full of high-end motorcycles vanishes without a trace. The insurance company wants answers fast, and the bikes found before they disappear into chop shops or across state lines. The case takes a sharp turn when an old flame walks back into Russell's life, asking him to look into the sudden, suspicious death of her great-aunt. A simple favor becomes something darker: a quiet neighborhood that doesn't want to talk, a coroner's report that doesn't add up, and a trail of secrets that refuses to stay buried. As they chase stolen motorcycles through Kentucky warehouses and dig into the murder mystery, they realize the two cases may not be as separate as they seem. Someone is lurking in the shadows to push them off track. With time running out, the detectives must decide which truth to pursue and which one might get them killed. Fans of Michael Connelly, Craig Johnson, and Elmore Leonard will likely enjoy this historical mystery set at the dawn of the internet.