Funeral For A Friend, Freeman - B

              This novel is apparently part of a long-running series featuring Jonathan Stride,  chief of detectives in Duluth, MN. There are two stories here, one featuring a deadly stalker pursuing a young runaway under Stride's, and his wife's protection. The second involves the murder of a journalist in pursuit of an alleged rape by the local US congressman three decades earlier. Unlike almost every major series I can think of (eg. Harry Bosch, Ian Rutledge, Alan Banks and Guido Brunetti), the story is less about the principal, but more about the actual crimes themselves. There are some interesting twists and it's always fun to visit a new locale.