Sunscreen Shower by J.P. Rieger

A veteran homicide detective faces a specter from his past in Sunscreen Shower by J.P. Rieger. What looks like a clear murder-suicide lands on Kev Dixit’s desk, but it feels like the echo of a coverup two decades earlier, and when the unusual relationship of these new victims comes into focus, the case proves to be anything but open and shut. As a police procedural, this patiently crafted thriller is methodical in its investigative storytelling and slow-burn character development of a neatly interconnected cast. With plenty of twists and dramatic reveals to keep readers hooked, but still in the dark about the full story, this tangled mystery is entertaining from the first page.