A Lieutenant Luis Mendoza Mystery

''A Luis Mendoza story means superlative suspense'' Los Angeles Times

Things begin to heat up in the Los Angeles Police Department when Lieutenant Luis Mendoza''s stolid and good-natured colleague Sergeant Higgins is kidnapped by three dangerous escaped prisoners.

A manhunt is launched but no one expects Higgins to be seen alive again. Can Mendoza''s team ever recover, or is the officer''s return just around the corner?