num_pages: 291
description: In Lieutenant Luis Mendoza's first case, he is faced with a three-way mystery involving the senseless killing of Elena Ramirez, a blackmailing involving a below-the-radar adoption, and a young man's guilt. And when Mendoza connects Elena's death with that of another woman, and investigates two further hunches, he draws closer to a solution . . .
language: English
title: Case pending
titlecomplete: Case pending (Atlantic large print)
genres: Classics, Crime, Mystery
ratings_count: 204
series: Lieutenant Luis Mendoza, Raven House Mysteries
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Curley