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Hank & Joyce Idaho Falls Whodunits: Book 3

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Genres

Crime Mystery, Psychological Suspense, Crime Thriller, Suspense Thriller, Police Procedural, Psychological Thriller, Whodunnit, Political Thriller, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Violence and Death

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Hank & Joyce Idaho Falls Whodunits — Book 3

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Publication Date

Sep 4, 2026

Page Length

252 pages

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Hank & Joyce Idaho Falls Whodunits: Book 3

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Blurb

A public rally. A hidden sniper. The wrong person dead.

Thousands gather in Idaho Falls to hear the Vice President of the United States speak. Security is tight. Every threat’s been considered. Then a single gunshot changes everything.

The Vice President survives, but a beloved political figure is killed. Everyone assumes she was an innocent bystander—until evidence suggests the shooter hit exactly who they intended.

Detectives Hank Gardener and Joyce Powers are already investigating a suspicious death and assume the two crimes are unrelated. But a clue at the murder scene and a trail of carefully constructed lies lead them toward a disturbing possibility. The murders may be connected.

As the list of suspects grows, Hank and Joyce must separate truth from deception before a killer escapes justice.

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Genres

Crime Mystery, Psychological Suspense, Crime Thriller, Suspense Thriller, Police Procedural, Psychological Thriller, Whodunnit, Political Thriller, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Violence and Death

Type of Ending

AI Usage^Beta

Series

Hank & Joyce Idaho Falls Whodunits — Book 3

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is not required

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads, Amazon, or BookBub

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Sep 4, 2026

Page Length

252 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

D.J. Maughan is an avid reader, father & husband, and award-winning thriller author of novels like Idaho Fall, Freeing Nicole, One Desperate Life, and the six, and counting, Peter Andrassy novels. D.J. prides himself on writing clean thrillers that both shock and inspire the reader. He seeks inspiration everywhere, especially while studying and visiting diverse places and cultures. Whether jumping from a cliff in Hawaii or hiking the Plitvica Lakes in Croatia, he's in heaven as long as his wife and four sons are at his side.