Mike Stoneman #7
Mystery / Thriller / Police Procedural
Date Published: 01-04-2026
Publisher: First Legacy Publishing
From the award-winning Mike Stoneman Thriller series comes Book #7
— a gripping crime thriller set in the heart of a frozen New York City.
When electronics store owner Lou Palazzo is gunned down at a snowy
Manhattan intersection, NYPD homicide detectives Mike Stoneman and Jason
Dickson catch a case that’s anything but ordinary. Back at Lou’s
shop, two Chinese nationals linked to a powerful Shanghai cybercrime ring are
dead. The only clue? A missing laptop computer, possibly containing something
Lou was willing to die to protect.
Meanwhile, NYU student Ryan Gelb is panicking. His hacked laptop held
the stolen university data — data he quietly gave to his Uncle Lou. Now
Lou is dead, and whoever killed him is coming for the file. . . and for Ryan.
Caught between international cybercriminals, New York mobsters, and the
police, Ryan is desperate to recover the file and avoid being expelled —
or worse, executed.
As Mike and Jason untangle a web of secrets, lies, and digital
deception, they're met with stonewalling from all sides: NYU won’t talk,
witnesses are hiding the truth, and even their closest allies are keeping
dangerous secrets.
With the body count rising and a deadly showdown looming, the race is on to
solve the mystery, recover the missing file, and avoid turning Lower Manhattan
into a bloodbath.
Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, John Sandford, and David Baldacci,
this high-stakes police procedural mixes hard-boiled action, cybercrime
intrigue, and unforgettable characters in a page-turning thriller you
won’t be able to put down.
Currently a 4.5* Rating on Amazon
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About the Author
Kevin G. Chapman is, by day, a buttoned-down corporate labor & employment
lawyer who works for a major US media company. He frequently speaks at
Continuing Legal Education seminars, has taught legal writing to law students,
and is the past chairperson of the Labor & Employment division of the
global Association of Corporate Counsel. When the work day is done, however,
Kevin lives a much more exciting fictional life of crime and romance as the
author of the award-winning Mike Stoneman Thriller series and other novels and
short stories. When not busy writing, he enjoys playing tournament poker and
cheering on his beloved New York Mets.
The awards are still coming in for Kevin’s six-book (so far) Mike
Stoneman Thriller series. This series of police procedurals includes the
WINNER of the 2021 Kindle Book Award (Book #3, Lethal Voyage) and the WINNER
of the CLUE Award for best police procedural of the year (book #4, Fatal
Infraction). Find all the Mike Stoneman Thrillers at your favorite local
bookstore. If they don’t have it – ask them to get it, or contact
Kevin directly at his website to order copies.
Kevin’s two stand-alone mysteries have also garnered major awards. Dead
Winner (2022) was named best Suspense/mystery of the year (CLUE Award
best-in-category), while The Other Murder (2023) was the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of
the CLUE Award (best suspense/mystery all categories) and a NEIA Book of the
Year Finalist. Kevin also has several short stories and one novella, all of
which are available on his website for free. Grab the prequel to the Mike
Stoneman series, Fool Me Twice, for free: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086Z8GRCJ
or at Kevin’s website: https://www.KevinGChapman.com
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