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Drama. Power. Intrigue. Romance. Conspiracy. Nail-biting action. Award-winning author John Hansen patrolled the very same streets during the 70s. The Bluesuit Chronicles series is based on actual events—high-speed pursuits, Code-Three runs, armed confrontations, gritty crime scenes, underworld informants, officers going beyond the call of duty to bust criminals preying on the weak, swashbuckling camaraderie, fallen and redeemed officers—full throttle reading based on the author’s firsthand knowledge.
The Bluesuit Chronicles
The War Comes Home – Book 1 of “The Bluesuit Chronicles”
Strikingly handsome in his dark blue police uniform, Roger Hitchcock, a rookie cop on the Bellevue, Washington police department, is relishing his playboy lifestyle, living alone, dating three women at the same time, until two calls during his first week on his own in a patrol car change everything.
The New Darkness—Book 2 of “The Bluesuit Chronicles”
After he saved a childhood friend from murder by heroin overdose, Bellevue, Washington police officer Roger Hitchcock recruits an alluring ex-prostitute on the run from her pimp to help nail the drug dealer who tried to kill his friend. After her first case makes headlines, rocks the city and the Department, Hitchcock code-names her Mata Hari, after the famous WWI woman spy.
Valley of Long Shadows—Book 3 of “The Bluesuit Chronicles”
A trail of abduction, addiction, sex trafficking and death leads to time off and a wild west adventure for Bellevue, Washington police officer Roger Hitchcock. Mata Hari’s next explosive case leads to gunplay. Hitchcock and his partner Ira Walker ramp up their hunt for the new drug dealer behind a rash of dead runaway girls.
Day Shift—Book 4 of “The Bluesuit Chronicles”
The times are changing fast. Bellevue, Washington police officer Roger Hitchcock’s squad don’t get the breather they expect after three high octane months on night shift. International espionage, armed robbery, new informants, new drug dealers, a record drug seizure, and a conspiracy to put Hitchcock out of business—permanently.
Unfinished Business—Book 5 of “The Bluesuit Chronicles”
Shades of the 1968 Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles by the Charles Manson ‘family” show up on the home of Bellevue, Washington police officer Roger Hitchcock. The suspect is on the run, but who hired him? Who in the City set up Hitchcock and his family?
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The Mystery of The Unseen Hand—Book 6 of “The Bluesuit Chronicles”
A shadowy assassin, a team of private investigators and a rogue cop lurk below the surface as an out-of-state crime syndicate sets up shop right under Bellevue, Washington police officer Roger Hitchcock’s nose. Meanwhile, the Department scrambles to stop two serial sex offenders before one of their victims dies. A deadly turf war erupts between organized drug cartels as a plot to assassinate Hitchcock unfolds.