High Country Nocturne
A David Mapstone Mystery
The David Mapstone Mysteries: Book #8
- By: Jon Talton & Poisoned Pen Press
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 10 hours 11 minutes
Description
Diamonds, greed, corrupt cops, mobsters-David Mapstone is about to be tested like never before.A cache of diamonds is stolen in Phoenix. The prime suspect is former Maricopa County sheriff Mike Peralta, now a private investigator. Disappearing into Arizona's mountainous high country, Peralta leaves his business partner and longtime friend David Mapstone with a stark choice: he can cooperate with the FBI, or strike out on his own to find Peralta and what really happened.Mapstone knows he can count on his wife, Lindsey, one of the top "good hackers" in law enforcement. But what if they've both been betrayed? Mapstone is tested further when the new sheriff wants him back as a deputy, putting to use his historian's expertise to solve a very special cold case. The stakes turn deadly when David and Lindsey are stalked by a trained killer whose specialty is "suiciding" her targets.In depressed, postrecession Phoenix, every certainty has become scrambled, from the short hustle of the powerful real-estate industry to the loyalties Mapstone once took for granted. Could Peralta really be a jewel thief ... or worse? The deeper Mapstone digs into the world of sunbaked hustlers, corrupt cops, moneyed retirees, and mobsters, the more things are not what they seem. Ultimately, Mapstone must risk everything to find the truth.High Country Nocturne is an ambitious, searing, and gritty novel, with a fast-paced story as hard-edged as the stolen diamonds themselves.
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The David Mapstone Mysteries Series

Camelback Falls
By: Jon Talton & Poisoned Pen Press
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
When his friend Peralta, newly sworn in as sheriff, is shot by a sniper, David Mapstone, former historian and new deputy sheriff, can’t keep a cool, academic distance—and he’d better not. While Peralta lies comatose in the hospital, the powers that be install Mapstone as acting sheriff in his friend’s place. Mapstone feels unqualified, but he’s... Read more »
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South Phoenix Rules
By: Jon Talton
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
A handsome young New York professor comes to Phoenix to research his new book. When he is brutally murdered, police connect him to one of the world’s most deadly drug cartels. This shouldn’t be a case for historian‑turned‑deputy David Mapstone—except that the victim had been dating David’s sister‑in‑law, Robin, and now she’s a target too.... Read more »
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The Night Detectives
By: Jon Talton
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Length: 7 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
The private detective business starts out badly for former Phoenix deputy David Mapstone, who has teamed up with his old friend and boss, Sheriff Mike Peralta. Their first client is gunned down just after hiring them. The case involved the suspicious death of a young Arizona woman who fell from a condo tower in San Diego. The police call Grace... Read more »
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High Country Nocturne
By: Jon Talton & Poisoned Pen Press
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Diamonds, greed, corrupt cops, mobsters-David Mapstone is about to be tested like never before.A cache of diamonds is stolen in Phoenix. The prime suspect is former Maricopa County sheriff Mike Peralta, now a private investigator. Disappearing into Arizona's mountainous high country, Peralta leaves his business partner and longtime friend David... Read more »
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