by Ed Lacy
First published 2005
The badge weighs heavy when you're the kind of cop who leads with emotion instead of procedure. This officer burns hot in a profession that demands ice water in your veins. When a cold-blooded killer starts working the streets, the contrast couldn't be sharper. One man kills with calculated precision. The other enforces the law with raw passion. The job demands everything, and this cop gives it all, consequences be damned. But when hot blood meets cold calculation, something has to give. This early noir explores what happens when dedication to duty collides with a temperament that refuses to play it safe. The killer operates with methodical brutality. The cop responds with fierce determination. In the end, the question becomes whether passion can triumph over calculation, or if the very traits that make him human will be his downfall.
Genres: mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, moral-ambiguity
156 pages · Paperback · Disruptive Pub
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder