Burned-out private investigator Deets Shanahan of Indianapolis is not tempted to search for a woman's missing husband, but he gets involved anyway when his dog finds the husband buried in Deets's own backyard

The Stone Veil

Literature & Fiction

Tierney, Ronald

United States

St Martins Pr

While burglarizing a house, two kids discover the body of an undercover cop, and everyone wants to pin the crime on the boys, except for P.I. Deets Shanahan, who is determined to uncover the truth

The Steel Web

Ronald Tierney's first two mysteries, The Stone Veil and The Steel Web, were welcomed with critical acclaim. With The Iron Glove, Tierney's wry detective, Deets Shanahan, makes his third appearance on the international mystery scene.The Iron Glove begins on a steamy August day. The body of a woman is found floating in a quiet, isolated river inlet. Haunted by the inexplicable marks on her nude body, Shanahan is drawn into the investigation even though he believes the police have already found the murderer.However, Deets Shanahan soon discovers that the trail is much wider than the one leading to the banks of a river in Indianapolis. It winds through the sweaty world of professional boxing, the not-so-historic sites of the nation's capital, and the bedrooms of one of Manhattan's trendy hotels.Often feeling out of his league in the world of power politics and high-level deceit, Shanahan nevertheless relents only when he uncovers a shocking truth, one that not only explains the murder, but provides a deeper understanding of the woman he loves.

The Iron Glove

Zachary Grayson, a seemingly passionless middle-aged San Franciscan who makes more than a comfortable living writing trendy cookbooks, is asked a curious question during the idle chatter of a dinner party: What would he kill for? The question seems so preposterous, Grayson doesn't bother answering. His life is quiet, comfortable. Other than wandering through the city's bookstores, catching a foreign film at the Lumiere, and having an occasional dinner alone at the Elite Cafe, he lives an adventureless, almost monastic existence. But when a stranger enters his life, everything is turned upside down, and a supposedly harmless holiday in Puerto Vallarta becomes a life-changing odyssey, an adventure punctuated with love, humor, deceit, and murder.

Eclipse of the Heart

Ronald Tierney's Seventyish private detective, Deets Shanahan, stands out not only for his investigative efforts but for his warmth and often vulnerable humanity. This fourth outing presents the Indianapolis private eye with a case involving the conflicts in a tragic family while at the same time Deets is facing a crisis in his own personal life. The four brothers in the wealthy Lindstrom family - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - were star basketball players in high school and definitely headed for stardom in the game and in life. But not only have they not lived up to their promise of all-round success, they now seem in their adulthood to have been destined for disaster. Matthew has been crippled in a climbing accident, Mark threw himself from the top of a skyscraper, Luke has become a paranoid heroin addict. Only John seems to have escaped - so far. Meanwhile, Shanahan has a dread of his own: His grown son, who has been estranged from him since boyhood and whom he hasn't seen in many years, is arriving on a visit. It is Shanahan's live-in lady, Maureen, who provides the commonsense anchor that allows Shanahan to face his case, his clients - and, finally, his son.

The Concrete Pillow

Zachary Grayson, a middle-aged, gay writer, seems passionless, until a life-changing odysey to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, reveals a surprising answer to an innocent question

Zachary Grayson, a middle-aged, gay writer, seems passionless, until a life-changing odysey to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, reveals a surprising answer to an innocent question.

LGBTQ+ Books

Two sixteen-year-old boys break into a house looking for small change. Instead they find more money than they ever dreamed possible. They also discover the blood-spattered body of an undercover cop. The kids make a big mistake. They take the money. With fingerprints all over the victim and blood on their shoes they give the prosecution an airtight case against them. Enter Shanahan who uncovers a few secrets among the rich and powerful that might allow the defendants to escape the death penalty.

Steel Web: Book 2 of The Deets Shanahan Mysteries

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Life Death & Fog Books

A semi-retired private detective reluctantly takes the case of a Mrs. William B. Stone who seems to have lost track of her husband. Shanahan, who finds his once lonely life complicated by an attractive younger woman, nevertheless finds his client’s husband almost immediately. But the job isn’t done. The problem is the man is dead. Who did it and buried the corpse in his own backyard requires the P.I. to lift the muddy veil of secrecy.

Stone Veil: Book 1 of The Deets Shanahan Mysteries

Iron Glove: Book 3 of The Deets Shanahan Mysteries

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Books by Tierney, Ronald

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The Stone Veil

The Steel Web

The Iron Glove

Eclipse of the Heart

The Concrete Pillow

Eclipse of the Heart

Eclipse of the Heart

Steel Web: Book 2 of The Deets Shanahan Mysteries

Stone Veil: Book 1 of The Deets Shanahan Mysteries

Iron Glove: Book 3 of The Deets Shanahan Mysteries