Necessary Victims – By Randall Denley

Ottawa novelist Randall Denley is the author of six mysteries.

A new series, a familiar face.

It is a cold, sunny November day in downtown Ottawa. Ottawa Police homicide investigator Staff Sgt. Mike Reilly is walking his dog on Parliament Hill and thinking about a new relationship that might change his life.

Then Reilly is called to the scene of a grisly crime. The naked body of a teenage girl has been discovered in a ByWard Market alley, seemingly a grim reminder of the prostitution trade that thrives in the shadow of Parliament Hill. For Reilly, the case brings back disturbing memories of a similar, unsolved crime. Reilly quickly learns that his career and his new relationship are both threatened by a killing that strikes far too close to home.

It is a cold, sunny November day in downtown Ottawa. Ottawa Police homicide investigator Staff Sgt. Mike Reilly is walking his dog on Parliament Hill and thinking about a new relationship that might change his life.

Then Reilly is called to the scene of a grisly crime. The naked body of a teenage girl has been discovered in a ByWard Market alley, seemingly a grim reminder of the prostitution trade that thrives in the shadow of Parliament Hill. For Reilly, the case brings back disturbing memories of a similar, unsolved crime. Reilly quickly learns that his career and his new relationship are both threatened by a killing that strikes far too close to home.