police chiefs

The town of Paradise, Massachusetts, is disrupted by a string of car thefts and a sudden escalation of violence, leaving police chief Jesse Stone to face the toughest case of his career, and as he tries to protect his town he must deal with a mysterious figure from his past who threatens his ability to do his job in Paradise.

As a great white shark terrorizes a small Long Island town, marine biologist Matt Hooper and Police Chief Martin Brody must find a way to stop the shark before more people are killed.

Jamie McDonald turns himself in after killing his terminally-ill wife, and his cousin Cam, the chief of police, finds himself at odds with his own wife, Allie, over the ethics of the situation. Their marriage is further strained by the arrival of Mia, a new assistant at Allie's shop who captures Cam's attention.

Blair Owens, a former doubter, comes to depend on God for help when she sets out to discover what happened to Cade, the Cape Refuge police chief who disappeared shortly after hitting and killing a man who walked out in front of his car, and who is now suspected of having some connection to the dead man's wife.

Judy Hammer, sent to Richmond, Virginia, to help clean up their police force, becomes involved, along with her deputy chief, in the most challenging case of her career.

While James Cooper, who recently left his post at the Hollows Police Department, struggles to come to terms with an event from his past, Eloise Montgomery, a psychic, helps Michal Holt to find answers about his mother; meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Willow's poor choices after arriving in The Hollows from Manhattan with her newly divorced mother could lead her to further danger.

A novel left unfinished by Richard Wright at the time of his death in 1960, telling the story of Ruddy Turner, an African-American police chief in a Chicago suburb, who struggles to know what to do when he begins to suspect his college-age son Tommy is a murderer.

When the governor of Virginia orders that speed traps be painted on all streets and highways, the island of Tangier responds by declaring war on its own state, and it is up to Judy Hammer, the new superintendent of the Virginia State Police, and state trooper Andy Brazil to restore peace to the island.