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3.5. "[[Literature/TheFirstVictimKovacAndLiska3Point5 The 1st Victim]]": Kovac and Liska try to find the family of the latest Jane Doe so they can inform them of the bad news, while a frantic mother worries for her daughter. (Continued in ''The 9th Girl''.)
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* 3.5. "[[Literature/TheFirstVictimKovacAndLiska3Point5 ''[[Literature/TheFirstVictimKovacAndLiska3Point5 The 1st Victim]]": Victim]]'': Kovac and Liska try to find the family of the latest Jane Doe so they can inform them of the bad news, while a frantic mother worries for her daughter. (Continued in ''The 9th Girl''.)
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* ThemeSerialKiller: "Doc Holiday" is known as such for performing acts of murder on holidays.
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* ThemeSerialKiller: "Doc Holiday" is known as such for performing acts of murder on holidays.holidays.
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# ''Literature/{{Dust to Dust|KovacAndLiska2}}'': When an internal affairs Investigator dies in an apparent suicide, Kovac and Nikki Liska investigate the suspicious circumstances.
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# ''Literature/{{Dust to Dust|KovacAndLiska2}}'': When an internal affairs Investigator dies in an apparent suicide, Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska investigate the suspicious circumstances.
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# ''[[Literature/TheNinth GirlKovacAndLiska4 The 9th Girl]]'': When the ninth unidentified body from "The First Victim" turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
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# ''[[Literature/TheNinth GirlKovacAndLiska4 ''[[Literature/TheNinthGirlKovacAndLiska4 The 9th Girl]]'': When the ninth unidentified body from "The First Victim" turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
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# ''Literature/{{The 9th Girl|KovacAndLiska4}}'': When the ninth unidentified body from "The First Victim" turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
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# ''Literature/{{The ''[[Literature/TheNinth GirlKovacAndLiska4 The 9th Girl|KovacAndLiska4}}'': Girl]]'': When the ninth unidentified body from "The First Victim" turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
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3.5. "Literature/{{The 1st Victim|KovacAndLiska3Point5}}": Kovac and Liska try to find the family of the latest Jane Doe so they can inform them of the bad news, while a frantic mother worries for her daughter. (Continued in ''The 9th Girl''.)
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3.5. "Literature/{{The "[[Literature/TheFirstVictimKovacAndLiska3Point5 The 1st Victim|KovacAndLiska3Point5}}": Victim]]": Kovac and Liska try to find the family of the latest Jane Doe so they can inform them of the bad news, while a frantic mother worries for her daughter. (Continued in ''The 9th Girl''.)
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# ''Lieterature/{{Ashes to Ashes|KovacAndLiska1}}'': FBI Agent turned victim's advocate Kate Conlan investigates the case of "The Cremator" when an alleged witness won't talk, working tensely alongside Investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska.
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# ''Lieterature/{{Ashes ''Literature/{{Ashes to Ashes|KovacAndLiska1}}'': FBI Agent turned victim's advocate Kate Conlan investigates the case of "The Cremator" when an alleged witness won't talk, working tensely alongside Investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska.
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# ''Literature/{{The Bitter SeasonKovacAndLiska6}}'': Kovac and Liska try to find the connection between the death of a couple, and the home death of a police officer in his own backyard.
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# ''Literature/{{The Bitter SeasonKovacAndLiska6}}'': Season|KovacAndLiska6}}'': Kovac and Liska try to find the connection between the death of a couple, and the home death of a police officer in his own backyard.
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# ''Ashes to Ashes'': FBI Agent turned victim's advocate Kate Conlan investigates the case of "The Cremator" when an alleged witness won't talk, working tensely alongside Investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska.
# ''Dust to Dust'': When an internal affairs Investigator dies in an apparent suicide, Kovac and Nikki Liska investigate the suspicious circumstances.
# ''Prior Bad Acts'': When a judge is assaulted in the wake of her decision regarding a home invasion case, Kovac and Liska investigate and try to protect the judge. The situation is complicated by an escaped suspect.
# ''The 9th Girl'': When the ninth unidentified body from "The First Victim" turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
# ''Cold, Cold Heart'': Reporter Dana Nolan has trouble adjusting to the return home, having survived an attempt on her life by a serial killer.
# ''The Bitter Season'': Kovac and Liska try to find the connection between the death of a couple, and the home death of a police officer in his own backyard.
# ''Dust to Dust'': When an internal affairs Investigator dies in an apparent suicide, Kovac and Nikki Liska investigate the suspicious circumstances.
# ''Prior Bad Acts'': When a judge is assaulted in the wake of her decision regarding a home invasion case, Kovac and Liska investigate and try to protect the judge. The situation is complicated by an escaped suspect.
# ''The 9th Girl'': When the ninth unidentified body from "The First Victim" turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
# ''Cold, Cold Heart'': Reporter Dana Nolan has trouble adjusting to the return home, having survived an attempt on her life by a serial killer.
# ''The Bitter Season'': Kovac and Liska try to find the connection between the death of a couple, and the home death of a police officer in his own backyard.
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# ''Ashes ''Lieterature/{{Ashes to Ashes'': Ashes|KovacAndLiska1}}'': FBI Agent turned victim's advocate Kate Conlan investigates the case of "The Cremator" when an alleged witness won't talk, working tensely alongside Investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska.
#''Dust ''Literature/{{Dust to Dust'': Dust|KovacAndLiska2}}'': When an internal affairs Investigator dies in an apparent suicide, Kovac and Nikki Liska investigate the suspicious circumstances.
#''Prior ''Literature/{{Prior Bad Acts'': Acts|KovacAndLiska3}}'': When a judge is assaulted in the wake of her decision regarding a home invasion case, Kovac and Liska investigate and try to protect the judge. The situation is complicated by an escaped suspect.
#''The ''Literature/{{The 9th Girl'': Girl|KovacAndLiska4}}'': When the ninth unidentified body from "The First Victim" turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
#''Cold, ''[[Literature/ColdColdHeartKovacAndLiska5 Cold, Cold Heart'': Heart]]'': Reporter Dana Nolan has trouble adjusting to the return home, having survived an attempt on her life by a serial killer.
#''The ''Literature/{{The Bitter Season'': SeasonKovacAndLiska6}}'': Kovac and Liska try to find the connection between the death of a couple, and the home death of a police officer in his own backyard.
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3.5. "The "Literature/{{The 1st Victim": Victim|KovacAndLiska3Point5}}": Kovac and Liska try to find the family of the latest Jane Doe so they can inform them of the bad news, while a frantic mother worries for her daughter. (Continued in ''The 9th Girl''.)
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* HardTruckin: Murderer and rapist "Doc Holiday" is actually a trucker named Fitz.
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# ''The 9th Girl'': When the ninth unidentified body turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
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* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Sam Kovac is a gruff and mostly serious police detective with some soft spots. Nikki Liska is a big mouth detective in a small package.
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* HardboiledDetective: Sam Kovac is a gruff police investigator, although he does have some soft spots.
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* TheSpook: Frank "Fitz" Fitzgerald, the killer known as "Doc Holiday" has multiple aliases, and his true identity is never revealed.
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* TheSpook: Frank "Fitz" Fitzgerald, the killer known as "Doc Holiday" has multiple aliases, and his true identity is never revealed. Little of his background is revealed, either.
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''Kovac & Liska'' is a series of [[MysteryLiterature Mystery Novels]] MysteryNovels by Creator/TamiHoag, set in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area involving the gruff detective Sam Kovac and his partner, the snarky Nikki Liska.
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* TheSpook: Frank "Fitz" Fitzgerald, the killer known as "Doc Holiday" has multiple aliases, and his true identity is never revealed.
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* FameThroughInfamy: "Doc Holiday" wants notoriety for the murders he commits.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Judge Carey Moore wants to give suspected home invader Karl Dahl a fair trial, and considers drudging up Dahl's criminal past to be detrimental. Unfortunately for the Judge, Dahl manages to escape, and becomes twistedly grateful towards her.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Judge Carey Moore wants to give suspected home invader Karl Dahl a fair trial, and considers drudging up Dahl's criminal past to be detrimental. Unfortunately for the Judge, Dahl manages to escape, and becomes twistedly grateful towards her.her.
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# ''Ashes to Ashes'': FBI Agent turned ictim's advocate Kate Conlan investigates the case of "The Cremator" when an alleged witness won't talk, working tensely alongside Investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska.
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# ''Ashes to Ashes'': FBI Agent turned ictim's victim's advocate Kate Conlan investigates the case of "The Cremator" when an alleged witness won't talk, working tensely alongside Investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska.
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3.5. ''The "The 1st Victim'': Victim": Kovac and Liska try to find the family of the latest Jane Doe so they can inform them of the bad news, while a frantic mother worries for her daughter. (Continued in ''The 9th Girl''.)
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# ''Ashes to Ashes'':
Ashes'': FBI Agent turned ictim's advocate Kate Conlan investigates the case of "The Cremator" when an alleged witness won't talk, working tensely alongside Investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska.
# ''Dust toDust'':
Dust'': When an internal affairs Investigator dies in an apparent suicide, Kovac and Nikki Liska investigate the suspicious circumstances.
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Acts'': When a judge is assaulted in the wake of her decision regarding a home invasion case, Kovac and Liska investigate and try to protect the judge. The situation is complicated by an escaped suspect.
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Girl'': When the ninth unidentified body turns up in Minneapolis, Kovac and Liska delve into the life of a girl who just wanted a normal life.
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Heart'': Reporter Dana Nolan has trouble adjusting to the return home, having survived an attempt on her life by a serial killer.
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Season'': Kovac and Liska try to find the connection between the death of a couple, and the home death of a police officer in his own backyard.
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''Kovac & Liska'' is a series of [[MysteryLiterature Mystery Novels]] by Creator/TamiHoag, set in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
area involving the gruff detective Sam Kovac and his partner, the snarky Nikki Liska.
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''Kovac and & Liska'' is a series of [[MysteryLiterature Mystery Novels]] by Creator/TamiHoag, set in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
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As of 2015, there were 6 novels and one novella:
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# ''Dust to Dust'':
# ''Prior Bad Acts'':
# ''The 9th Girl'':
# ''Cold, Cold Heart'':
# ''The Bitter Season'':
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* NeverSuicide: In ''Dust to Dust'', Investigator Andy Fallon dies in an apparent suicide, but his ex suspects foul play.
* PaterFamilicide: By the end of ''Prior Bad Acts'', Bobby Haas has killed his stepmother, stepsiblings, and adoptive father. Liska barely manages to apprehend him.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: As his monicker would indicate, "The Cremator" from ''Ashes to Ashes'' enjoys playing with fire, in particular burning women alive.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Judge Carey Moore wants to give suspected home invader Karl Dahl a fair trial, and considers drudging up Dahl's criminal past to be detrimental. Unfortunately for the Judge, Dahl manages to escape, and becomes twistedly grateful towards her.
''Kovac and Liska'' is a series of [[MysteryLiterature Mystery Novels]] by Creator/TamiHoag, set in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
As of 2015, there were 6 novels and one novella:
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# ''Ashes to Ashes'':
# ''Dust to Dust'':
# ''Prior Bad Acts'':
# ''The 9th Girl'':
# ''Cold, Cold Heart'':
# ''The Bitter Season'':
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!Every trope is guilty of something.
* NeverSuicide: In ''Dust to Dust'', Investigator Andy Fallon dies in an apparent suicide, but his ex suspects foul play.
* PaterFamilicide: By the end of ''Prior Bad Acts'', Bobby Haas has killed his stepmother, stepsiblings, and adoptive father. Liska barely manages to apprehend him.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: As his monicker would indicate, "The Cremator" from ''Ashes to Ashes'' enjoys playing with fire, in particular burning women alive.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Judge Carey Moore wants to give suspected home invader Karl Dahl a fair trial, and considers drudging up Dahl's criminal past to be detrimental. Unfortunately for the Judge, Dahl manages to escape, and becomes twistedly grateful towards her.
