by Jay Dobyns
First published 2018
Jay Dobyns takes a bullet through his lung just four days into his law enforcement career. The shot comes point blank from behind, the bullet traveling clean through his chest. He survives and spends the next twenty seven years accepting the most dangerous undercover assignments available. Dobyns protects people who cannot protect themselves, succeeding some days and failing others. Street criminals issue death threats. Then he gets shot in the back again, but this time the shooter works for his own agency. His colleagues abandon him. The threats against his life multiply while his superiors ignore them completely. Someone frames him as an arsonist who attempted to murder his own family. Government corruption and cover ups follow on a scale that stretches belief. Dobyns must navigate a system that has turned against him while fighting to clear his name and protect those he loves.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, framed-for-a-crime, whistleblower
344 pages · Hardcover · Fofig
Content warnings: violence