Jack Doe Mysteries

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Twenty years ago, twelve murders across Chicago’s North Side became known as the Baker’s Dozen case. Now a thirteenth body has appeared. The victim was writing a book about the old murders. A bakery ticket marked 13 lies near the scene. For retired CPD detective Joe Ringer, the case was never just history. He worked it. He carried it. And he knows there was no missed clue. But Jack Doe, Pat, Ortiz, Nancy Lynn, and the people around Windy’s begin to see the old pattern differently. The strangulation was the murder. The broken neck was the story.