Girl in the River

This omnibus features 3 page-turning mysteries packed with suspense. ** from Agatha, Anthony, Barry & Macavity finalist Kristi Belcamino ** Death Under the Stone Arch Bridge A blast from the past turns sinister when Minneapolis photojournalist Tommy St. James goes to meet an old friend and instead finds a dead body. As she investigates the murder, St. James suddenly finds herself taking care of a young boy who is far from his Mexican home. Rafael's father, hoping to give the boy a better life, paid a coyote to smuggle his son safely into America. But nobody knew what lay waiting just on the other side of the border. Instead of ending up at his uncle's house in Arizona, Rafael is taken prisoner and brought to Minnesota. He briefly escapes his captors with the help of Tommy St. James' friend, but they come back for him. While investigating the murder of her friend and trying to rescue Rafael, Tommy St. James unearths a perverted plot with international repercussions that involves some of the city's top dogs. In addition to Death Under the Stone Arch Bridge, this omnibus also features the following two novellas: Death on Sunset Hill When an unsuspecting jogger is yanked off a popular walking path and slain in broad daylight, photojournalist Tommy St. James taps into her police sources to help her newspaper investigate the slaying. But her efforts go terribly wrong and soon, St. James is the killer's target. Meanwhile, Tommy's job is on the line as management looks at cutting back the photo department of the newspaper. Her mistake in reporting the slaying makes her a prime target for the chopping block. In addition, her misstep also puts her boyfriend, Police Detective Patrick Kelly, in a precarious position where he is in danger of losing his own job and blames her. Worried about losing her job, her boyfriend, and her dignity all at once, Tommy St. James is faced with some tough decisions. And that's before she even knows she better also be worried about her life. Death on the Big Muddy College boys are disappearing and later being found dead in the Mississippi River. The deaths are ruled accidental. But they're not. And it's up to one Minneapolis photojournalist, Tommy St. James, to prove it. St. James has left the scandal of her last big story behind and is settling into her new life as an award-winning photographer with an awesome boyfriend. She is busy investigating the deaths of the college boys when unknown to her, a serial killer decides that Tommy is the one who should not only help him gain a permanent spot in crime history, but who should also fulfill his deepest desires. Formerly published as Kristi Belcamino's book "The Tommy St. James Mysteries."