A Calvin Watters Mystery

5 books in series
4 out of 5 stars 26 ratings

Dead Man's Hand Publisher's summary

What happens when the deck is stacked against you....

From NFL rising-star prospect to wanted fugitive, Calvin Watters is a sadistic African-American Las Vegas debt collector framed by a murderer who, like the Vegas police, finds him to be the perfect fall guy.

...and the cards don't fall your way?

When the brutal slaying of a prominent casino owner is followed by the murder of a well-known bookie, Detective Dale Dayton is thrown into the middle of a highly political case and leads the largest homicide investigation in Vegas in the last 12 years.

What if you're dealt a Dead Man's Hand?

Against his superiors and better judgement, Dayton is willing to give Calvin one last chance. To redeem himself, Calvin must prove his innocence by finding the real killer, while avoiding the LVMPD, as well as protect the woman he loves from a professional assassin hired to silence them.

Reviews for Dead Man's Hand

"You may want to give it the whole night, just to see how it turns out." (William Martin, New York Times best-selling author of The Lincoln Letter)

"Dead Man's Hand is a pleasure, a debut novel that doesn't read like one, but still presents original characters and a fresh new voice." (Thomas Perry, New York Times best-selling author of Poison Flower)

"Murphy writes in a clean, mean style, as compelling as a switchblade to your throat…the real deal." (Rick Mofina, award-winning author of They Disappeared)

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Product List
  • Book 1

    • A Calvin Watters Mystery, Book 1
    • By: Luke Murphy
    • Narrated by: Conner Goff
    • Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 10-18-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

    $19.95 or free with 30-day trial

  • Book 2

    • A Calvin Watters Mystery, Book 2
    • By: Luke Murphy
    • Narrated by: Conner Goff
    • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 02-27-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

    $19.95 or free with 30-day trial

  • Book 3

    $17.16 or free with 30-day trial

  • Book 4

    • A Calvin Watters Mystery, Book 4
    • By: Luke Murphy
    • Narrated by: Conner Goff
    • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 03-24-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

    $19.95 or free with 30-day trial

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