Laura Cardinal series are a series of police procedurals cum mystery detective thrillers by the J. Carson Black the American author from Tucson, Arizona. Darkness on the Edge of Town that went on to become a fan favorite and a bestselling novel in the series was the first novel in the series that also introduced the lead character Laura Cardinal. After the much-vaunted success of the first novel in the series, Black went on to publish several more titles in the still ongoing series. The series of novels has proved so popular that it was optioned by SONY pictures television to be made into a TV series. The lead character in the series is Laura Cardinal who works for the Department of Public Safety as a public safety officer for the Arizona DPS.
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As such, the lead character in the series shares a lot with the author including experiences such as being chased in a white and orange Chevy Bel Air that also makes an appearance in the first novel in the series Darkness on the Edge of Town. In fact she drew much of the scenes in the novel from the farmland and river settings of her hometown El Fuerte. Laura works for the Arizona Department of Public Safety as a homicide investigator and troubleshooter called in to assist when the department lacks the resources to do so. She also works with the smaller jurisdictions that lack the expertise to deal with complex homicide investigations. With such a mandate, Laura always finds herself embroiled in fractious relationships and resentment from the police department whenever she sets out to work a case. However having been brought up in small town settings, Laura knows how to navigate small town politics, wide open spaces, old motels, greasy spoon diners and rural areas making her the most effective consultant and investigator the department has. Given her expertise dealing with sexual predators, kidnappers, and all manner of small town and rural settings, Laura can move to all corners of her state and even beyond to find her …show more content…
Carson Black. Cardinal finds herself in a case that sees her leave her lavish Tucson estate and go deep into Florida’s secretive Forgotten Coast where she is forced to face up to the ghosts of her past. The series starts out in Bisbee Arizona a community that has recently become a tourist hotspot. Similar to many other towns of its size, it has the usual domestic disturbances and petty thefts. But the murder of a teenage girl whose body is dumped in a park band shell and dressed in doll clothes draws the attention of the small community. Laura Cardinal has seen similar instances before and immediately knows that she is up against a dark sexual predator. Now she is plagued by the memories of her childhood when her friend and schoolmate was kidnapped some two decades
As such, the lead character in the series shares a lot with the author including experiences such as being chased in a white and orange Chevy Bel Air that also makes an appearance in the first novel in the series Darkness on the Edge of Town. In fact she drew much of the scenes in the novel from the farmland and river settings of her hometown El Fuerte. Laura works for the Arizona Department of Public Safety as a homicide investigator and troubleshooter called in to assist when the department lacks the resources to do so. She also works with the smaller jurisdictions that lack the expertise to deal with complex homicide investigations. With such a mandate, Laura always finds herself embroiled in fractious relationships and resentment from the police department whenever she sets out to work a case. However having been brought up in small town settings, Laura knows how to navigate small town politics, wide open spaces, old motels, greasy spoon diners and rural areas making her the most effective consultant and investigator the department has. Given her expertise dealing with sexual predators, kidnappers, and all manner of small town and rural settings, Laura can move to all corners of her state and even beyond to find her …show more content…
Carson Black. Cardinal finds herself in a case that sees her leave her lavish Tucson estate and go deep into Florida’s secretive Forgotten Coast where she is forced to face up to the ghosts of her past. The series starts out in Bisbee Arizona a community that has recently become a tourist hotspot. Similar to many other towns of its size, it has the usual domestic disturbances and petty thefts. But the murder of a teenage girl whose body is dumped in a park band shell and dressed in doll clothes draws the attention of the small community. Laura Cardinal has seen similar instances before and immediately knows that she is up against a dark sexual predator. Now she is plagued by the memories of her childhood when her friend and schoolmate was kidnapped some two decades