When thirteen-year-old PJ Grant is found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head, Lt. Joe Kenda assumes it’s a suicide. But when the physical evidence doesn’t add up, it opens the door to a world of possibilities-from hatred to human sacrifice.

When uninvited guests crash a barrio birthday party, violence erupts—leaving Enrique Urrutia dead and potentially sparking a gang war. To keep the peace, Lt. Joe Kenda must crack an unwritten code of silence and bring Enrique’s killer to justice.

When Keith Andrews is killed, a man steps forward claiming he did it in self-defense-but Lt. Joe Kenda has his doubts. Then... Civil Rights icon Gretchen McRae is found decomposing in her house. And that’s not even the biggest secret on the premises.

A drive-by shooting leaves Van Terry dead; to crack the case, Lt. Joe Kenda must put his faith...in a burglar. Then, Cherie Bradley and her ex-boyfriend Anthony Carroll are found dead, and it’s up to Kenda to discover which of their relatives did it.

When Cheryl Brantner’s children find her dead in her bathtub, Lt. Joe Kenda must decide if this was a soapy accident or something worse. Then, a gathering of local tattoo artists turns ugly, leaving Philip Titus dead and the only suspects his peers.

When young Iraq War veteran Curtis Ashley ends up dead, Lt. Joe Kenda has to solve the slaying of a seemingly innocent victim using just a mere shred of evidence and his keen awareness of the criminal mind.

Vietnam War veteran Charles Walker is found unconscious, after a stabbing attack so savage even 45 units of blood couldn’t save his life. It’s up to Lt. Joe Kenda to follow the bloody trail of clues and piece together the victim’s last moments.

When Johnny Crawford is killed in his easy chair, police are perplexed to learn he may have been shot over a musical instrument. But as Lt. Joe Kenda digs deeper, it soon becomes clear the young man wasn’t killed for his own sins, but someone else’s.

When a gunfight erupts at a local biker bar and claims the lives of two men, Lt. Joe Kenda must delve deep into the world of an infamous biker gang to determine if the cause behind the violent encounter was gang rivalry or something more personal.

It’s New Year’s Eve weekend, and in the midst of the revelry Miguel Mendez is beaten to death outside a convenience store. Lt. Joe Kenda faces a challenging investigation, his only clues coming from a drunken witness and Miguel’s strange injuries.

George Ferribee, a loving son led astray by addiction, is found executed. When Lt. Joe Kenda learns the victim had recently been kidnapped, he assumes the crimes are related... but soon discovers things are much more complicated than he had expected.

When the severed head of a wife and mother is found, Kenda uses forensics and interrogation to find both her body and her killer. Then... a young man’s murder looks like a robbery gone wrong until Kenda learns the odd reason he’s living there.

A star athlete is gunned down just weeks before starting college, leaving family heartbroken and detectives stumped. The young man seems an unlikely target, until Lt. Joe Kenda pries into his personal life and the events of his last night on earth.

In his first year on the force, rookie patrol officer Joe Kenda quickly learns the ropes. But when he tries to singlehandedly stop a brawling mob, he finds himself facing down gunfire. Can Kenda help detectives catch the man who nearly killed him?

When two teens discover a lifeless body in the street, Lt. Joe Kenda must determine if the killer was a jealous lover or just plain unhinged. Then Kenda turns to a forensic expert to see if a young mother could possibly have hung herself.

A young man is found gunned down, leading Lt. Joe Kenda to delve into his troubled past and his connection to the world of rare coins. Then...a mother of five is shot in the head and it's up to Kenda to uncover the truth behind her untimely death.

Sgt. Joe Kenda faces his worst nightmare when he learns a friend and fellow officer, Mark Dabling, has been killed in the line of duty; police conduct an all-out manhunt and discover the gunman is even more dangerous than they'd thought.

Police are shocked to find a 13-year-old boy killed in an explosion, but their grief turns to alarm when they discover a second, unexploded bomb. To catch the killer, Det. Joe Kenda must first figure out whom the bomb was meant for.

When Julie Smith reports being sexually assaulted, Lt. Joe Kenda and his Sex Crimes Unit discover a terrifying similarity to other attacks on the east side of town. It's a race against the clock to catch a serial rapist before he strikes again.