Butters P.I. Dereliction of Devotion: The case of the stolen diamond, Book 2, (Paperback)

<p><em>San Francisco - 1940</em></p><p>It is two years since Jacob Butterfield hung his Private Investigator's shingle. Almost before the paint inscribing his, sadly unfinished, name on the office door was dry, he and his lover-come-business partner, Stella, were inundated with cases.</p><p>Cheating spouses, missing people, minor thefts, the list went on, along with any and all offences the various police departments deemed unworthy of their time.</p><p>Their reputation as an honest agency growing steadily, Jacob presumes things are going swimmingly in every aspect of his life until a very large spanner, in the shape of Carmine Russo, is tossed into the works. </p><p>A priceless diamond with a shady history has gone missing, and Russo's boss, its... equally shady... owner, who has no wish to involve the police, wants Butters to expose the thief.</p><p>As the investigation heats up, so does the relationship between Stella and Russo, despite Stella's vehement denials. Now, Jacob is in a race against time to find the diamond <em>and</em> win back his girl. Can he persuade Stella, his love hasn't faltered and that his dedication to duty was not a dereliction of devotion before Russo steals her heart?</p><p>Is this the one case Butters cannot solve? </p>

• Butters P.I. Dereliction of Devotion: The case of the stolen diamond, Book 2, (Paperback)
• Author: Ulfire Pty Ltd
• ISBN: 9781764498517
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-02-07
• Page Count: 98