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A righteous man of the law!

Meet Detective Stilwell, a cop who tirelessly pursues his mission on the seemingly idyllic island of Catalina.

Detective Stilwell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was "sent into exile" to a minor post on Catalina Island after government policy kicked him out of the Homicide Division on the mainland. But while dealing with the usual drunken debauchery and petty theft, Stilwell receives a report of a body with a weight attached at the bottom of the harbor - an anonymous Jane Doewhose only distinguishing feature is a purple lock in her hair. At the same time, a poaching alert on a nature reserve turns into a case fraught with violence and danger as Stilwell buries herself in the island's dark past of big sticks.

Crossing all lines of protocol and authority, Stilwell worked hard on both cases. Though hampered by an old feud with a former colleague determined to thwart him at every turn, he's convinced he's the only one who can bring justice for the woman known as "Belladonna." Before long, the investigation uncovers jealously guarded secrets and the black heart of the serene island.

Captivating and full of tense atmosphere, "Belladonna." introduces us to a new character in the universe of Connolly and proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the author is "the undisputed master of modern crime fiction" according to Rielle Book Spay.