McKenna's Guy by Mike Lawson

When an intruder breaks into Roger Smith's home in the middle of the night, Roger kills him with a baseball bat. The detective assigned to the case, Grace Lillinthal, is suspicious of Roger's claims that he's just a normal guy who works for the Government Publishing Office in Washington D.C. and has a greeting card business that he runs out of his basement. Grace feels that Roger is not being entirely truthful to her. In fact, Grace is correct. For the last twenty years, Roger has secretly been working with local bar owner John McKenna in creating passports for people who want to disappear. Could Roger's side job be the reason someone wants him dead? McKenna's Guy details Roger's and McKenna's search for who is after them, Grace's investigation and her need to get Roger to come clean. A great read-alike for Thomas Perry and readers who enjoy cat and mouse crime stories with "average guy" main characters.