Jeff Stocks is a crime fiction author known for gritty, darkly funny Texas crime novels set in Houston and San Antonio. He is the author of Ship Channel Shuffle and La Pantera, the first two books in the Ingram Investigations series. 

The series follows Rafe Ingram, a former Army officer turned private investigator, as he navigates violent crimes and moral gray areas alongside his brother, Houston PD homicide detective Peter Ingram, and Cheryl Darling, a former television reporter turned true-crime podcaster. The novels combine hard-boiled crime storytelling with sharp dialogue, realistic police work, and flawed, compelling characters. 

Stocks brings authenticity to his crime novels through his background as a former Army officer and helicopter pilot. His experience as a high school principal also informs the realistic dialogue, character psychology, and dark humor that define the Ingram Investigations series. 

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