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Easter, 2009. The nation is still reeling from the previous year's financial crisis. Ferndale Police detective Martin Preuss is spending a quiet evening with his son Toby when he's called out to investigate a savage after-hours shooting at a bakery in his suburban Detroit community. Was it a random burglary gone bad? A cold-blooded execution linked to Detroit's drug trade? Most frightening of all, is there a terrorist connection with the Iraqi War vets who work at the store?Struggling with these questions, frustrated by the dizzying uncertainties of the case, and hindered by the treachery of his own colleagues who scheme against him, Preuss is drawn into a whirlwind of greed, violence, and revenge that spans generations across metropolitan Detroit.

Twenty years have passed since Raymond Douglas went to prison for the kidnapping and murder of a local businessman's wife. Now Douglas's daughter has hired private investigator Martin Preuss to track down a previously-unknown accomplice to the crime-who may not even exist. But no sooner does Preuss get involved than he finds himself entangled in two murders, a family whose wealth has bought them nothing but trouble, a body discarded in a dumpster, and a web of deceit stretching across metropolitan Detroit from the megarich suburbs to a hardscrabble trailer park. AN UNCERTAIN ACCOMPLICE blends greed, misplaced loyalties, and the cascading effects of violence into a riveting crime novel that's impossible to put down.

A young man takes a walk on the wild side and ends up clinging to life in a suburban Detroit motel. When private investigator Martin Preuss searches for the reason, he plunges into the young man's dark world of secrets and lies. Questions multiply: How is the young man involved with a missing prostitute? What's the link to a local rap mogul who moonlights as the city's main drug supplier? Why is a stone-cold killer out for revenge with Preuss in his cross-hairs? And-most upsetting of all-why is a local crime boss threatening Preuss's beloved handicapped son? "Thought-provoking, inspiring, and extremely satisfying"-5-star Amazon review

In the bleakest of post-apocalyptic futures, Mae belongs to an aging tribe of women who eke out their desperate survival in an abandoned underground mine. When she protests against a plot to usurp the leadership of the tribe from her lifelong companion, Mae finds herself in a nightmarish situation: she is banished to the Upground without food, water, or protection. There she is prey to all the dangers of her world. Cascading climate disasters have rendered the earth poisoned and uninhabitable, and men who are former soldiers scarred by endless wars rove the land to unleash their violence and hatred on any unlucky wanderers who cross their paths. How will Mae survive? Betrayed by her tribe, at the mercy of her world, can the old woman muster enough skill and intelligence-and luck-to make it through her exile? This gripping thriller of survival is a stand-alone, self-contained sequel to Book 1 in the Dry Earth Series, "The Bright and Darkened Lands of the Earth."

When PI Martin Preuss investigates the gruesome murder of a history professor, the twisting trail leads him across the metropolitan Detroit region, from a Buddhist temple to the gathering storm of white supremacist terrorism. Will all his wits and skills be enough to navigate through the hate to find the killer? In the House of Night is a timely, gripping novel of guilt and redemption. "Levin is a pro at crafting intriguing plots, memorable characters, and scenes that will keep you turning pages." -5-★ review

Detroit. 1932. The fates of four people converge during a violent week of labor unrest in the bleakest year of the Great Depression.Detective Clarence Brown is one of a handful of Black officers in the Detroit Police Department, navigating a thicket of lies and racism to find the killer of a young Black man. Ben Rubin wants to move from petty crime into the ranks of Detroit's notorious Purple Gang. Elizabeth Waters is a fiercely independent Communist sympathizer who has turned her back on her privileged Grosse Pointe upbringing to join the workers' fight for a piece of the American dream. Roscoe Grissom is an unemployed auto worker enlisted by the fearsome Black Legion to sow terror as a night-riding emissary of hate.Against the backdrop of the bloody Ford Hunger March, events hurl these four into the center of a political storm that will change them forever. Savage City spellbindingly captures a key inflection point in the creation of modern American life.

Detroit, 1941. With the nation on the brink of war, four people unite against the treachery that threaten's America's "arsenal of democracy."Eva Szab , a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, probes Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, exposes a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial hatred. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals. EVA SZAB , a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, infiltrates Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police Detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, uncovers a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial violence. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals.EVA SZAB , a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, infiltrates Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police Detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, uncovers a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial violence. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals.EVA SZAB , a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, infiltrates Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police Detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, uncovers a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial violence. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals.

One cold November night, police detective Martin Preuss joins a frantic search for a seven-year-old girl with epilepsy who has disappeared from the streets of his suburban Detroit community. Unwilling to let go after the county sheriff's office takes over the case from his city agency, he strikes out on his own, following leads across the entire metropolitan region. Probing deep into the anguished lives of all those who came in contact with the missing girl, Preuss must summon all his skills and resources to solve the many crimes of love he uncovers.Believable and sympathetic characters, fast-paced storytelling, and keen insights into the weaknesses that beset the human heart make this first Martin Preuss mystery impossible to put down.CRIMES OF LOVE is a must-read for fans of Henning Mankell and Karin Fossum, as well as the Detroit-based noir of Elmore Leonard and Loren Estleman."Delivers all the elements of a solid police procedural, including a missing child, a determined detective with a fractured heart, slimy suspects, and a surprising ending. I commend Don Levin for bringing realism to an outrageous story of love and violence." --Elizabeth Sims, author of the Rita Farmer Mysteries