Curtis Westcott heads up Boston Homicide – eight squads of detectives tasked with figuring out who the killer is. Because even in a delightful city like Boston, people still get murdered.

Curtis is early forties, young for the job, with a law degree and a penchant for thinking outside the box. He’s intense and focused, liked and respected by his detectives, and notices the subtle clues that are so easy to miss. While he relies on his intelligence to move the investigation forward, he’s always aware of his gut instincts, which have helped solve more than one case.

Aislinn Byrne is Curtis’s go-to detective on tough cases. She’s mid-thirties, Irish, and comes from a line of Boston cops. Aislinn is unrelenting in her search for the truth and it’s easy to feel some pity for the suspect sitting across the table from her in an interview room. Except when he (or she) is the murderer.

Stan Lamers, six-four with a shaved head and a build like an NFL linebacker, is a family guy with a big heart and a wicked sense of humor. Stan’s the guy who is yelling at his kids not to stick metal containers in the microwave while he’s on the phone with Curtis talking about a case.

Bryan Cheung is the new guy on the block and eager to earn a place on the team. He’s tech-savvy, personable, and will work 24/7 if that’s what it takes. The cases they tackle constantly test their mettle – a missing woman being held by a man intent on murdering her on a specific day (A Killing Game) – a girl who was murdered twenty years ago on prom night (The Wrong Side of Murder) – a billionaire whose death was ruled as natural causes until a woman gets shot in a drive-by (The Vulture Fund – set for release in late 2021). Murder is a nasty business, and it takes a toll on all four of them as they push through the emotional minefield that comes with being homicide detectives in a large city.

But, just when everything looks like it’s going to overheat, in comes Barclay. Curtis’s black Lab keeps his cool and all four paws firmly on the ground no matter how intense the investigation gets. To date, Barclay has yet to solve a case, but he’s still a favorite when he visits the precinct on weekends. Curtis Westcott crime thrillers – fast-paced, engaging stories that will keep you up at night.