Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan Mystery Series

2 books in series
4 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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Winner of the 2015 Dashiell Hammett Prize and 2016 Shamus Award

1959. Delpha Wade killed a man who was raping her. Wanted to kill the other one, too, but he got away. Now, after 14 years in prison, she's out. It's 1973, and nobody's rushing to hire a parolee. Persistence and smarts land her a secretarial job with Tom Phelan, an ex-roughneck turned neophyte private eye. Together, these two pry into the dark corners of Beaumont, a blue-collar, Cajun-influenced town dominated by Big Oil.

A mysterious client plots mayhem against a small petrochemical company - why? Searching for a teenage boy, Phelan uncovers the weird lair of a serial killer. And Delpha - on a weekend outing - looks into the eyes of her rapist, the one who got away. The novel's conclusion is classic noir, full of surprise, excitement, and karmic justice. Sandlin's elegant prose, twisting through the dark thickets of human passion, allows Delpha to open her heart again to friendship, compassion, and sexuality.

©2015 Lisa Sandlin (P)2019 HighBridge Company
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  • Book 1

    • Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan Mystery Series, Book 1
    • By: Lisa Sandlin
    • Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
    • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 08-13-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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  • Book 2

    • Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan Mystery Series, Book 2
    • By: Lisa Sandlin
    • Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
    • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 09-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 34 ratings

    Regular price: $17.19 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $17.19 or 1 credit