The Night Season

River levels are high in Portland when a woman walking her dog comes across the skeleton of a young black man, murdered ... (more)

River levels are high in Portland when a woman walking her dog comes across the skeleton of a young black man, murdered over fifty years ago. Journalist, Susan Ward investigates. Meanwhile, Detective Archie Sheridan and his team have turned their attention to child-killer Ryan Motley, trained by the notorious Gretchen Lowell. The task force must pursue a series of mysterious clues from Gretchen, one of which leads to a Vanport flood survivor, who happens to be the grandfather of a murdered child. Then, when another child is found murdered, Archie's investigation takes on a new urgency. (less)

Now that serial killer Gretchen Lowell is locked away, Portland detective Archie Sheridan is looking forward to a break ... (more)

Now that serial killer Gretchen Lowell is locked away, Portland detective Archie Sheridan is looking forward to a break from work. However, the city is in the midst of a bad flood, which has claimed the lives of several people. And when the coroner rules that one of the victims died from poisoning, Sheridan discovers that the city has fallen prey to a new killer, one which has been using drownings to mask his murder for several years. (less)