SOLVED. First in Contemporary Mystery Series with Stalactites/Stalagmites in a Cave on the Cover, Former City Detective Moves to One of the Dakotas or Thereabouts and Solves Crimes. [s]

[Samantha]

I'm looking for a mystery novel that's the first in a series of detective novels. There are stalactites/stalagmites on the cover. The premise is that the male main character left a city (Chicago maybe?) where he was a detective to move to a new state, I believe South or North Dakota or a state near there. I'm not sure if he's in an official or amateur capacity, but he begins to solve a crime in his new home. It's a contemporary set mystery.

[Kris]

Lost Treasure by Bruce Wetterau turned up while searching because of the cover image, but the main character is an ex-Army Ranger living in Virginia.

Samantha, around what year did you read this book?

What's the tone - mystery, crime, thriller/suspense, funny at times, some romance, etc.?

[Kris]

A long shot - Jewel Cave by Elizabeth Noble?

[Stephen]

Probably not, because the cover image involves icicles rather than stalactites/stalagmites, but the description reminds me of William Kent Krueger's Iron Lake, about a cop who moves from Chicago to small-town Minnesota.

[Samantha]

Stephen wrote: "Probably not, because the cover image involves icicles rather than stalactites/stalagmites, but the description reminds me of William Kent Krueger's Iron Lake, about a cop who moves f..."

This is it actually! I mistook icicles for stalactites/stalagmites. Thank you!

[Stephen]

Samantha wrote: "Stephen wrote: "Probably not, because the cover image involves icicles rather than stalactites/stalagmites, but the description reminds me of William Kent Krueger's Iron Lake, about a..."

Excellent! Hope you enjoy the series!

[Samantha]

Stephen wrote: "Samantha wrote: "Stephen wrote: "Probably not, because the cover image involves icicles rather than stalactites/stalagmites, but the description reminds me of William Kent Krueger's [book:Iron Lake..."

Thank you!