Rob Costa has 10 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators. The most-rated is Cold Case Vol 2.
Hide and Seek
Summary
What would you do if the stalker you thought had disappeared was suddenly back? Fifteen years ago Mary Anne Cromway was stalked by a violent psychopath that police were never able to identify. As the stalker became more obsessive and threatening, her boyfriend Bobby went missing. The town assumed that troublemaking Bobby had been playing a trick and had decided to run away when he got in to deep—or that Mary Anne was behind all of it herself. They were especially suspicious when the stalker disappeared right after Bobby did. Fifteen years later, Mary Anne receives another note from her stalker. She knew exactly who to go to for help.
©2017 Rob Costa (P)2017 Rob Costa
Snake in the Grass
Summary
There's no such thing as a victim-less crime. An invitation to help solve a 20-year-old robbery is extended to Detective Al Harris. But the case quickly takes on a mythical quality when the stolen money is recovered by a couple of boys who followed a map to the spot where it was buried. Only half of the money remains, so where is the rest? Detective Harris takes the case thinking that a robbery with no deaths might be a pleasant break. However, as the detective delves deeper into the case, he realizes that just because no one was killed in the robbery, it doesn’t mean that no one was affected by it. With hardly any evidence and only the word of a couple of preteen boys to go on, the detective requires all hands on deck to solve this one. Visit www.CyanidePublishing.com to download your free crime/mystery starter library.
©2017 Rob Costa (P)2018 Rob Costa
Echoes of the Past
Summary
A cold case crosses Al’s desk, a kind he never thought he’d have to face. Al Harris is not, and was not ever, an art connoisseur. But when a desperate young Jewish woman comes to him, convinced that her family’s stolen art is hidden somewhere in Woodlawn, Al is persuaded to take the case, as unlikely as it is that priceless European art has ended up in this small town. Tracking down the goods will also mean delving into another unsolved case, a murder that took place in the 1950s - a case that is perhaps too cold for even Al to solve. With his new secretary, Judy, at his side, Al takes on the double case and attempts to help a family put the ghosts of the horrific war - and what it cost them - to rest once more. That is, if the issues in the police department don’t put a stop to the whole thing first.
©2018 Rob Costa (P)2018 Rob Costa
Close to Home
Summary
In an small Midwest town, suspicions and fear never truly die. Detective Al Harris faces one of the most prolific serial killers in the history of the Midwest. The case has remained unsolved for 40 years and is the reason why he was hired to work in the cold case department in Woodlawn in the first place. The murderer was dubbed the "Woodlawn Killer" during his murderous spree in the '80s. Visit www.CyanidePublishing.com to download your free crime/mystery starter library.
©2017 Rob Costa (P)2017 Rob Costa
Hook, Line and Sinker
Summary
How long would you wait to prove your son's death was no accident? Dozens of family members and loved ones who never got any closure call Detective Al Harris to look into their cold cases. He ignores most of them, trying to get back to focusing on not doing any real work. Then a particularly persistent woman piques his interest. Her son died on a fishing trip with his friends almost a decade ago - seemingly just a tragic accident. But his mother is certain that it was no accident. When enough details don’t line up, the detective agrees to take on the case, even if it means the end of his career. Visit www.cyanidepublishing.com and download your free crime/mystery starter library.
©2017 Rob Costa (P)2017 Rob Costa
Concrete Graveyard
Summary
No matter how deep you bury the bodies, their ghosts linger in the very concrete of a city. Al Harris’s actions haven’t gone unnoticed, and not all that attention is good. There are some people starting to worry the next cold case Harris solves will be one they’d rather stayed buried. After being questioned by a couple of mysterious men, Harris comes back to find his office in ruins and Judy attacked - and all his case files stolen. Now he’s got some questions on his hands: What is it about those cases that is so important? What is being covered up? And who is behind this attack? The resulting investigation will take Harris away from the small towns he’s become accustomed to and back to the city of Chicago. The famous days of Al Capone and the Untouchables might be over, but the mafia still rules Chicago in its own way, and Harris is about to find out for himself just how alive and kicking they still are. Some of these powerful mob families go back decades, as do their sins. The Detective Al Harris Cold Case series: Audiobook one: Hide and Seek Audiobook two: Hook Line and Sinker Audiobook three: Close to Home Audiobook four: Snake in the Grass Audiobook five: Echoes of the Past Audiobook six: The Lost Boy Audiobook seven: Lingering Shadows Audiobook eight: Concrete Graveyard
©2018 Rob Costa (P)2018 Rob Costa
Cold Case
Summary
Three Detective Al Harris Cold Cases in one volume. Hide and Seek What would you do if the stalker you thought had disappeared was suddenly back? 15 years ago, Mary Anne Cromway was stalked by a violent psychopath that police were never able to identify. As the stalker became more obsessive and threatening, her boyfriend Bobby went missing. The town assumed that troublemaking Bobby had been playing a trick and had decided to run away when he got in too deep - or that Mary Anne was behind all of it herself. They were especially suspicious when the stalker disappeared right after Bobby did. 15 years later, Mary Anne receives another note from her stalker. She knows exactly who to go to for help. Hook, Line, and Sinker How long would you wait to prove your son's death was no accident? Dozens of family members and loved ones who never got any closure call Detective Al Harris to look into their cold cases. He ignores most of them, trying to get back to focusing on not doing any real work. Then a particularly persistent woman piques his interest. Her son died on a fishing trip with his friends almost a decade ago - seemingly just a tragic accident. But his mother is certain that it was no accident. When enough details don't line up, the detective agrees to take on the case, even if it means the end of his career. Close to Home In an small Midwest town, suspicions and fear never truly die. Detective Al Harris faces one of the most prolific serial killers in the history of the Midwest. The case has remained unsolved for 40 years and is the reason why he was hired to work in the cold case department in Woodlawn in the first place. The murderer was dubbed the Woodlawn Killer during his murderous spree in the '80s. Visit www.CyanidePublishing.com to download your free crime/mystery starter library.
©2017 Rob Costa (P)2017 Rob Costa
The Lost Boy
Summary
A young boy walks into a wood and vanishes. Twenty years later, Al Harris is digging up the past. When Harris starts to investigate the disappearance of a young boy 20 years ago, he thinks that it’s going to be a sad but open-and-shut case. But then, he starts to discover signs that this wasn’t an isolated incident, that multiple boys were taken over the years, and that there might still be danger in the present day. His new independence gives Harris purpose and motivation, but without the police department behind him, and perhaps even against him, will he be able to close this case and prevent the past from becoming the present once again? Visis www.CyanidePublishing.com to download your free crime/mystery starter library.
©2018 Rob Costa (P)2018 Rob Costa
Lingering Shadows
Summary
Could the mass suicide of a cult in the 1970s actually be the result of a cold-blooded murderer? Striking a balance between the pros and cons of his job isn’t going to be easy, especially now that his reputation is growing. Harris has helped to solve a few more high-profile cases, and some people aren’t too happy about that. He thought that it would help get him more clients, and he’s getting noticed all right - by the wrong kind of people. Plus, tensions are running high with the new chief of police Richardson. Richardson’s got a bone or two to pick with Harris, and Harris just might find himself with a few grudges of his own against the chief. As if his personal problems weren’t enough, Harris has another case to solve. Back in the 1970s, cults were the big thing, and there used to be one just a town over from Woodlawn. Almost all of the members died in a mass suicide, but Harris is thinking it might not have been suicide at all but a vicious and cold-blooded murder. The Detective Al Harris Cold Case series: Book 1: Hide and Seek Book 2: Hook Line and Sinker Book 3: Close to Home Book 4: Snake in the Grass Book 5: Echoes of the Past Book 6: The Lost Boy Book 7: Lingering Shadows Visit www.cyanidepublishing.com and download your free crime/mystery starter library.
©2018 Rob Costa (P)2018 Rob Costa
Cold Case Vol 2
Summary
Three Detective Al Harris Cold Cases in one volume. Snake in the Grass There's no such thing as a victim-less crime. An invitation to help solve a 20-year-old robbery is extended to Detective Al Harris. But the case quickly takes on a mythical quality when the stolen money is recovered by a couple of boys who followed a map to the spot where it was buried. Only half of the money remains, so where is the rest? Detective Harris takes the case thinking that a robbery with no deaths might be a pleasant break. However, as the detective delves deeper into the case, he realizes that just because no one was killed in the robbery, it doesn’t mean that no one was affected by it. With hardly any evidence and only the word of a couple of preteen boys to go on, the detective requires all hands on deck to solve this one. Echoes of the Past A cold case crosses Al’s desk, a kind he never thought he’d have to face. Al Harris is not, and was not ever, an art connoisseur. But when a desperate young Jewish woman comes to him, convinced that her family’s stolen art is hidden somewhere in Woodlawn, Al is persuaded to take the case, as unlikely as it is that priceless European art has ended up in this small town. Tracking down the goods will also mean delving into another unsolved case, a murder that took place in the 1950s - a case that is perhaps too cold for even Al to solve. With his new secretary, Judy, at his side, Al takes on the double case and attempts to help a family put the ghosts of the horrific war - and what it cost them - to rest once more. That is, if the issues in the police department don’t put a stop to the whole thing first. The Lost Boy A young boy walks into a wood and vanishes. Twenty years later, Al Harris is digging up the past. When Harris starts to investigate the disappearance of a young boy 20 years ago, he thinks that it’s going to be a sad but open-and-shut case. But then, he starts to discover signs that this wasn’t an isolated incident, that multiple boys were taken over the years, and that there might still be danger in the present day. His new independence gives Harris purpose and motivation, but without the police department behind him, and perhaps even against him, will he be able to close this case and prevent the past from becoming the present once again?
©2018 Rob Costa (P)2018 Rob Costa