The first in a fresh new mystery series introducing Elena Jarvis, the wise-cracking cop with a ruthless sense of justice. Elena Jarvis is an officer committed to her duty at the Los Santos, Texas, Department of Crimes Against Persons. Not that anyone is helping her there, not when her ex-husband is in the next room, her boss treats her like a little girl and her partner thinks women shouldn't leave the kitchen. Elena always knew there would be obstacles in her job; she just figured they would come from the criminals. When an erotic poet accuses his ex-wife, Sarah, of trying to murder him with an exploding escargot, Elena has doubts of the reality of the crime. But the more she learns about their nasty divorce, the more she begins to side with Sarah, until she finds the poet's body decaying in a bathtub filled with more than just water. Before the acid eats away all the evidence, Elena must put aside her sympathies for the victimized ex-wife and get down to the bare bones of this murder before someone else becomes the next victim.

Book by Herndon, Nancy

From the author of Acid Bath and Widow's Watch comes an exciting new mystery featuring Detective Elena Jarvis of the Los Santos, Texas police. Annalee Ribbon was a beautiful young studet with a promising future—until someone tipped over a heavy statue, pinning her underneath and killing her. When Elena investigates, she finds that Annalee's life was as bizarre as her death. Original.

Elena Jarvis is an officer in the Crimes Against Persons department of the Los Santos, Texas police. But at the moment she's branching out—into Crimes Againat Elephants, to be precise. The alleged victim is Pansy, a gentle zoo animal who's suddenly turned violent. Her keeper suspects she was drugged—and soon Elena has her own suspicions about the case as well.

Elena Jarvis is an officer in the Crimes Against Persons department of the Los Santos, Texas, police. She's got a sharp mind and a strong sense of justice. She's also got a condescending boss, a chauvinist partner, and an overprotective narc ex-husband. But then, she always knew police work would mean dealing with troublemakers... BLOOD RUNS QUICKER THAN WATER The graduation ceremony at Herbert Hobart University was stifling hot, but Elena sweated it out to receive her honorary degree. Then things really heated up—as trees and shrubs around the campus started exploding, injuring eight people. As a serious drought threatens the life and health of the poor Los Santos locals, it seems that a guerrilla war is being waged against anyone who wastes water—and the university's lush greenery and sprinkler system make it a prime target. And as more bombs detonate throughout the city, Elena races to stop the bomber before the entire city explodes...

Elena Jarvis, a police officer from Los Santos, Texas, has succeeded against all odds. Now she confronts possibly the biggest, most politically charged mystery ever. When a volunteer with the Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.) program, last seen patrolling with a rookie officer, is found murdered, Elena must work fast to find the true murderer or take the heat with the rest of her department. Elena is not comforted by the fact that the victim was the wife of one of the mayoral candidates—who is of course using his wife's death to turn the polls around. Only the sharp-witted Elena Jarvis can succeed at such a complex case—and if she doesn't, she is the next suspect.

When Graham Fullerton, the campus Casanova of Herbert Hobart University, turns up dead, the victim of a poisoning, Detective Elena Jarvis of the Los Santos, Texas, searches for a killer among the many suspects from the pages of Graham's little black book. Original.