Novak’s Quest
Novak’s Quest by James H Lewis is a police procedural novel published by James H. Lewis, Author on July 12, 2022. This edition spans 206 pages and is presented in English. The story follows former Pittsburgh police detective Karol Novak, who comes out of retirement to address the issues within his borough’s troubled police department. As he implements significant reforms, Novak is drawn back into a haunting past involving a predator priest and an unsolved murder that intertwines with a recent disappearance.
Readers will find a complex investigation that delves into the unsolved murder of a young woman from two decades ago, raising questions about potential connections to another similar case. As Novak and his team work to uncover the truth, they also face the urgent task of locating a missing three-year-old child. Set against the backdrop of small-town politics and the challenges of law enforcement, this narrative explores themes of justice and redemption within the framework of mystery and detective fiction.
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Former Pittsburgh police detective Karol Novak came out of retirement to lead his borough’s scandal-ridden police department. Having instituted sweeping reforms, Novak is ready to walk away. He hates small-town politics and wants to resume his search for the predator priest who preyed on him and his closest friend years before. A dying man’s wish derails his plan, drawing him into the unsolved murder of a young woman two decades earlier. As the investigation unfolds, Novak and his team discover a similar unsolved murder. Are the two deaths related? Are they the work of a serial killer? While they work to answer these questions, Novak must also locate a three-year-old child who has disappeared without a trace.
A police procedural set in the Pittsburgh area.
This is the second Chief Novak novel by the author of Novak’s Mission, praised by Reedsy Discovery as “an entertaining and intriguing police mystery that will draw readers along a misty trail that reveals a hidden crime.”
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