James Strait Mysteries Series by John Eidswick

Silver Medal Winner of the 2020 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards for General Mystery Fiction!FBI special agent James Strait, hailed as a national hero for stopping a major terrorist attack, is disabled by a rare disease. Until a child asks him to use his skills to find her missing friend. The disappearance of nine-year-old Jophia Williams has sent shock waves through Pine River, where many in the African-American community suspect the police of negligence... moreSilver Medal Winner of the 2020 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards for General Mystery Fiction!FBI special agent James Strait, hailed as a national hero for stopping a major terrorist attack, is disabled by a rare disease. Until a child asks him to use his skills to find her missing friend. The disappearance of nine-year-old Jophia Williams has sent shock waves through Pine River, where many in the African-American community suspect the police of negligence. As Strait follows a chain of clues revealing an underworld of racist fanatics, he battles people who will go to any length to stop him, including an incompetent police chief, his conniving superiors at the FBI, and a mysterious stranger on a motorcycle who keeps trying to kill him. Strait must also contend with the horrors of his disease and demons from his past. Can he win the race against time to rescue the girl? Can he save himself? less

James Strait has put his violent past behind him and settled happily into his new small-town life. Then someone bombs his home, kills the woman he loves, and frames him for the crimes. His plan to hunt down and inflict revenge on those responsible is sidetracked by a mysterious homeless girl who comes seeking protection from her violent stepfather... moreJames Strait has put his violent past behind him and settled happily into his new small-town life. Then someone bombs his home, kills the woman he loves, and frames him for the crimes. His plan to hunt down and inflict revenge on those responsible is sidetracked by a mysterious homeless girl who comes seeking protection from her violent stepfather. In order to save the girl and himself, Strait must navigate an underworld of vicious neo-Nazis, drug cartel fugitives, pedophiles, and an enigmatic forensics expert with a concealed agenda that might include helping Strait or killing him. less