The Dee Rommel Mysteries

10 DAYS

Early summer, Portland, Maine… eleven months after young policewoman Dee Rommel’s mysterious and life-altering on-the-job injury. Her medical leave is nearly up, and the Police Department and her ex-training officer, newly-single Detective Donato, expect her to reinstate. But her decision is postponed when she’s challenged to step in for her godfather – private investigator Gordy Greer – to investigate the disappearance of a brilliant high-tech heiress, Lucy Claren, who has announced hasty wedding plans that could derail her father’s empire. Life is further complicated when Dee’s good friend, Karla, is physically assaulted by a sadist that Dee had helped put behind bars. Newly released, he decides to turn his sights on justice-driven Dee, making it his personal mission to ensure her failure – and demise. Dee dangerously navigates through the two worlds of crime – determined to survive them both… in just ten days.

“Riveting and fun and inventive, and best of all, it features Dee Rommel, a tough, fearless, beautiful sleuth with an intriguing past. You won’t be able to put it down until the suspenseful and totally satisfying conclusion.”
—Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author

“An entertaining, richly textured suspense yarn with a spirited hero.”
—Kirkus

9 DAYS

A powerful family will stop at nothing to protect its secrets…

Famous astrologist Agnes Sants-Mekler, a member of one of Maine’s elite families, pleads guilty to murder. Her gifted, pre-teen son, Zar, says she’s lying and he wants Dee Rommel to prove that – in nine days.

Former policewoman Dee Rommel, not yet thirty, is dealing with a permanent, life-changing injury sustained while part of Portland’s police force. Her medical leave is up; she’s made a contested decision to delay her return to the department and continue working with her godfather, PI Gordy Greer. Dee discovers the police are content with Agnes Sants-Melker’s confession, but her intense curiosity – and need for justice – compels her to dig deeper to find the truth. As she sifts through the evidence, misdirections, and deceptions she finds that trusting the wrong person is unraveling a more devious plot—and leading to a life-threatening confrontation.

“9 Days, Book Two of Jule Selbo’s Dee Rommel Mystery series, also reads as a stand-alone novel. Fast-paced with a fantastic, strong-willed, likable main character… a really well-written storyline…I am looking forward to reading the first book in the series—as well as any future books.”  
—Kristi Elizabeth, San Francisco Book Review

“Knotty, suspenseful and entertaining whodunit, mixing gritty vibes with keen energy.”
—Kirkus

8 DAYS

Sometimes it’s unclear who deserves a favor…

Despite her life-changing injury, Dee Rommel is as determined and scrappy as ever. Still adjusting to her new life working for her godfather, private investigator Gordy Greer, Dee is ready to try out her hi-tech running blade, returning to the annual 10K competition.

A mysterious car crashes and burns in the middle of Portland, Maine’s Casco Bay Bridge. A young, once-sex-trafficked woman is killed and Dee finds herself protecting orphaned Yuusuf, a high school valedictorian who may be able to point to the murderer.

When a toxic web of crime is revealed, both traditional and extended family dynamics are in play, as well as greed and ambition. Old relationships haunt Dee when nothing or no one is as they seem. She has only 8 days to keep her pursuit of justice in play, fighting for her allies and her own life.

“Smart and highly suspenseful. Rommel is one of today’s most compelling detectives, and Selbo writes with verve – weaving cops, white hat hackers, and shopkeepers into a murder mystery extraordinaire.”
— Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author

“Knotty, suspenseful and entertaining whodunit, mixing gritty vibes with keen energy.”
—Kirkus

7 DAYS

When revenge is all-consuming, where will it end?

Harassment comes in all shapes and sizes and Dee Rommel’s protective streak – particularly when it comes to her mother’s well-being and Dee’s new clients – is triggered. When an avid environmentalist and scion of Portland is murdered, Dee’s boss, private investigator Gordy Greer, puts Dee on the case.

Details and clues seem to work at cross-purposes, land deals worth millions and conservation concerns are at loggerheads and families are at war over who gets crowned the ultimate decision-maker. Dee is thrown in with a diverse cast of harassed suspects and has to step into dangerous territory to defend the weakest among them.

Dee gains new insight, about herself and her loved ones. She has choices to make, and they must be the right choices – for their safety – and hers.

“Rich with Maine flavor… 7 Days delivers a compelling, twisty pursuit and appealing characters, portrayed through the eyes of a tough protagonist who’s not afraid to follow her gut. Selbo’s prose blends sharp dialogue, warm characterization, and striking Atlantic coast detail.”
—Book Life/Publishers Weekly

“It’s thrilling, layered, and unputdownable – everything I’ve come to expect from this series and then some. Dee Rommel is back and better than ever – bold, brilliant, and always two steps ahead.”
—Los Angeles Book Review

6 DAYS

Facing the truth can be very painful….

An ethereal beauty, heiress Freya Cummings hasn’t left her private island in Maine for over twenty years, not since she was thirteen. Her reclusive lifestyle is infamous. When a teenager files a maternity suit against her, and mysterious evidence seems damning, former policewoman and now private investigator, Dee Rommel, is hired. She travels up the coast from Portland to flesh out the truth, and as avenues of investigation are shut down, and New England’s blood banks are hacked, and bodies are found, Dee discovers dark secrets can create dangerous chaos for the families and for her own relationships.

“In 6 Days, Selbo’s intrepid PI is back with her first solo gig. Dee Rommel bristles with gumption and smarts, ferreting out the dark underbelly of a gilded Maine family’s past in a twisting, inventive plot that never flags. This is a terrific addition to the series.”
—Kate Christensen, author of Good Company, The Arizona Triangle, and winner of the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

“6 Days by Jule Selbo is rich and immersive. The thing about her mysteries is that they feature the most fantastic characters: complicated, flawed, intriguing, and absolutely original. 6 Days begins with Dee Rommel running in the Boston Marathon, reveals a new secret relationship, and takes the lead investigator role on a case that is going to test her resolve as it twists and convolutes through a maze of deceit and hidden histories. This case takes Dee to the rugged coastline of Downeast Maine, where a cast of local characters is connected in an interlocking puzzle that ties the past to the present and leaves the reader breathless to find out what happens next. The tension ratchets higher and higher as the pages slide by, and before you know it, you have finished the book and the morning is dawning.”
—Matt Cost, author of the award-winning Max Creed and Clay Wolfe Mystery Series

“The Dee Rommel Mystery series is remarkable. Each book moves like the wind, each gives us more of Dee and her world. In 6 Days, author Jule Selbo moves us through a thrill ride of twists, turns and revelation! Skilled writing that sizzles.”
—Susan Merson, author of Chosen Family