Illusion of Truth: Volume 3 -- James L'Etoile, Paperback

Sacramento Detective Emily Hunter is often exposed to inhumanity at work-- but a crime becomes horrifyingly personal when her boyfriend, fellow cop Brian Conner, is the victim of a targeted church bombing. Battling with heartbreak, Emily must find the criminals who uprooted her life-- and make sure justice is served.

Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Michael Connelly

Author: James L'Etoile
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Published: 01/06/2026
Pages: 366
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781608096497

About the Author
James L' Etoile is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, hostage negotiator, facility captain, and director of California's state parole system, and he uses his twenty-nine years " behind bars" as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, and screenplays. His novels include Dead Drop, Black Label, At What Cost, Bury the Past, and Little River. Illusion of Truth is the third book in his Detective Emily Hunter Mystery Series, following the Lefty Award-nominated Face of Greed and River of Lies. L' Etoile lives with his wife outside of Sacramento, California. When he's not writing, you can find him working with his Corgi therapy dogs.