by Joe Peters
First published 2021
Morris Fitzgerald has worked Boston's transit police long enough to know when something stinks. The veteran sergeant faces two puzzling cases that threaten to tear his city apart. Someone wearing a badge has gone rogue, and Fitzgerald must identify the corrupt cop without alerting the wrong people. Meanwhile, valuable transportation artifacts keep vanishing without explanation. The investigations force Fitzgerald to navigate Boston's explosive racial tensions, where every move could spark violence between competing factions. The city's most ruthless power brokers scheme behind the scenes, manipulating events to serve their hidden agendas. Fitzgerald discovers that neither case is what it seems on the surface. As he digs deeper, he realizes the two mysteries may be connected in ways that could destroy everything he's sworn to protect. The sergeant must solve both puzzles before Boston erupts into chaos.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: corrupt-cop, investigation, mystery
Setting: Boston
Period: 21st-century
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