Former police chief Kevin Kerney returnsโthis time as the prime suspect in a brutal cold-case murder investigation.
Against the backdrop of the harsh desert and high mountain country of southwestern New Mexico, a high-octane quest for the truth untangles a complex history of dark family secrets, cold-blooded murders, rogue cops, a devastating plane crash, and the possibility of one familyโs reconciliation.
A long-unsolved missing person case becomes a homicide investigation when the bones of Kim Ward are unearthed in Las Cruces, New Mexico, forty-five years after her disappearance. Compelling forensic and anecdotal evidence quickly shifts suspicion to Wardโs old college boyfriend: former Santa Fe Police Chief Kevin Kerney.
With damning evidence against him compiled by his own son, New Mexico State Police Lieutenant Clayton Istee, Kerney is arrested. He has no alibi and not a single witness to speak for him. Under intense media scrutiny and 24/7 police surveillance, Kerney must rely solely on the help of his wife, Sara, and a renowned criminal defense lawyer to discover if there are any remaining clues that can exonerate him or lead to the killer.
As the trio begin to reconstruct the events leading to Wardโs murder, Istee reexamines his suspicions about Kerneyโs guilt and decides to risk everything to help prove his fatherโs innocence. Working together to identify one person who can clear Kerneyโs name and expose the killer, the four soon discover that Wardโs murder isnโt the only crime to be solved.
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Review
โComplex, entirely original, and whip-smart,Residue is all but impossible to put down. And Michael McGarrity once again proves himself a master.โ
- John Lescroart,New York Times best-selling author of the Dismas Hardy series
About the Author
Michael McGarrity is the author of the nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney crime novels, beginning with Tularosa and Mexican Hat, and his American West Trilogy historical novels. A former psychotherapist and deputy sheriff whose career in criminal justice spanned more than twenty-five years, he lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.