Sheriff Brent Cord has trouble in his slice of nowhere. Syd Randolph of Walker Roads is dead. Conspiracy is circling like a dust devil around the construction firm. Here are his suspects in the order we’ve met them:

• Roger Justin, equipment operator, last to see Syd alive
• Donna Randolph, Syd’s wife and business partner
• Jim James, Foreman, had a deal with Syd
• Sara Cope, Walker’s widow, business partner to Syd and Donna

Listen and solve here or wherever you get Mysteries to Die For podcast. Then stay for the sit down between Jack and author Ed Teja, one of the most interesting people we’ve ever met.

ABOUT Ed Teja

Ed Teja is a full-time writer and part-time martial arts instructor. His stories (which have little or no respect for genre and take place in one or more of the surreal worlds he lives in) have appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies. He was a finalist for the Shamus award for the best private eye short story in 2025.

He is the author of a thriller series about the world’s first Storefront Assassin and his historical crime novel SONGS OF SAIGON is out now. https://books2read.com/u/4De0Wg

You can find him at: edtejaauthor.com

at bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/ed-teja

and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/edteja6/