Saratoga Haunting (Charlie Bradshaw Series #7)

It's been years since Charlie Bradshaw traded in his badge and steady paycheck for the life of a private eye, but his past is catching up with him -- with a vengeance. He's getting death threats, probably from a man he was responsible for convicting 20 years ago, and a skeleton turned up by a bulldozer proves that secrets from an old case don't always stay buried. Besides deciphering the past while trying to stay alive, Charlie must decide whether to give his irreplaceable, irrepressible girlfriend, Janey Burris, the commitment she's pressing for.

"Unlike most fictional detectives, who give the same flawless performance over and over again in a world outside time, Charlie is allowed by his creator to suffer changes and even to age. He is mortal, like us, and his struggles and successes matter." (The New York Times)