Deadly Bonds
A Detective Jackson Mystery
- By: L.J. Sellers
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Description
When a young mother is found murdered in a derelict Eugene neighborhood—and her terrified young son is discovered hiding beneath the floorboards—Detective Jackson reluctantly takes the case. His own life is already in chaos, with his runaway teenage daughter, Katie, still gone and his girlfriend, Kera, facing her own family crisis. Matters get more complicated when the orphaned boy bonds with Jackson, triggering unexpected emotions and compromising his ability to investigate. Meanwhile, Detective Evans, one of Jackson’s most valuable colleagues, is pulled off the case to look into the death of a University of Oregon football star—leaving the homicide task force shorthanded. As Jackson works to solve the murder and find a home for little Benjie, he soon faces devastating choices that threaten everything he holds dear.
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A Detective Jackson Mystery Series

Death Deserved
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Detective Wade Jackson is in for a shock when he’s summoned to the police chief’s office—his sergeant has been poisoned, and Jackson’s been tapped to lead the investigation.
But before the Eugene Violent Crimes unit has a chance to respond, two people are gunned down at a licensed marijuana nursery. Jackson and his colleague Detective Lara Evans... Read more »
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Liars, Cheaters & Thieves
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Outside a local bar, a man is drugged and slashed to death with a scalpel. Inside a local bank, a woman suffers a fatal heart attack after learning her life savings have been plundered.
The crimes are as different as the night and day they occur. The vicious murder is a case for Eugene’s Violent Crimes Division, but the more Detective Wade... Read more »
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Wrongful Death
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
On a chilly Oregon morning, a policeman is found slain near the homeless camp where he’d been passing out blankets the night before. When Detective Jackson is called to the scene, witnesses point to a pair of mentally ill street twins as the likely perpetrators.
As the case progresses and arrests are made, the homeless community revolts against... Read more »
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Crimes of Memory
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Fresh off the leave-of-absence he took following his ex-wife’s tragic death, Detective Wade Jackson’s life is in upheaval. He struggles to keep his grief-stricken, out-of-control daughter, Katie, from succumbing to the same alcoholism demon as her mother, while trying to reinvigorate a passion for his work. When a body is found in a local... Read more »
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Dying for Justice
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Outside a local bar, a man is drugged and slashed to death with a scalpel. Inside a local bank, a woman suffers a fatal heart attack after learning her life savings have been plundered.
The crimes are as different as the night and day they occur. The vicious murder is a case for Eugene’s Violent Crimes Division, but the more Detective Wade... Read more »
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Deadly Bonds
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
When a young mother is found murdered in a derelict Eugene neighborhood—and her terrified young son is discovered hiding beneath the floorboards—Detective Jackson reluctantly takes the case. His own life is already in chaos, with his runaway teenage daughter, Katie, still gone and his girlfriend, Kera, facing her own family crisis. Matters get... Read more »
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Rules of Crime
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
When a call from his daughter, Katie, interrupts his much-needed vacation, Detective Wade Jackson knows it’s bad news. As Katie tearfully announces that her mom—Jackson’s ex-wife, Renee—is missing, Jackson suspects alcoholic Renee has climbed back inside the bottle that destroyed their marriage. But the truth is far worse: kidnappers have... Read more »
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Passions of the Dead
By: L.J. Sellers
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
The scene is a bloodbath: Jared and Carla Walker lie brutally bludgeoned and stabbed to death, along with their young son, while their teenage daughter barely clings to life. Detective Wade Jackson’s boss believes a gang of carjackers has graduated to home invasion…and homicide. But there are other suspects in the mix: a bitter brother-in-law... Read more »
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