Jim Becker

In what sort of city does its mayor openly conspire with a major crime lord and a police captain at the feet of strippers? Gail faces a demotion, Trish’s secret…

Mills and Gail try to piece together the movements of the missing mayoral candidate, employing extraordinarily specific detective work along the way. But will they be too late? Carpenter K….

Hey, Guy. Welcome to Ultra City. It’s Detective David Mills’ first day on the job and things just got heavy. Carpenter K. Smith, the last honest politician in this dark…

Pa and Ma are driven to the killing fields in Mexico, while James prepares for a funeral in Half Acre.

Pa and Ma find themselves surrounded by cartel members in Mexico, while James learns new skills in Half Acre.

Pa gains control over Hector, demanding that Hector lead him to Ma, who is in dire straits.

On Father’s Day in Mexico, Pa follows Hector’s sons into their classroom, and James guides Glenn out of the desert.

Pa drives a stolen ice-cream truck to Hector’s house in Mexico, while James interrupts Felipe’s astronaut training in Houston.

Pa commandeers the ice-cream truck, as James provokes a rattlesnake encounter and Felipe undertakes astronaut training.

In Mexico, the imprisoned Pa and Ma are separated, while back in Half Acre, James and the real Paul Allen Brown conduct a secret meeting.

While trying to work out the ramifications of his new alliance with Renard, Nick investigates a murder where the victim was blinded with parasites sprayed into her eyes. Meanwhile, Juliette’s…