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Detective Jules Bettinger, a sharp‑tongued but decorated officer, is forced to leave his comfortable life in Arizona and move to the bleak, crime‑ridden precinct of Victory, Missouri. Partnered with the gruff, demoted corporal Dominick Williams, Bettinger is called to investigate a double homicide that has killed two police officers. As they dig into the city’s underbelly, Bettinger realizes that the murders may be part of a larger plot threatening the lives of the city’s law enforcers.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: S. Craig Zahler
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