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In "The Traffickers," Homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne faces a surge of violent crime in Philadelphia—six dead in a gangland shooting and the discovery of a headless Latina body in the Schuykill River. Payne suspects a deeper connection between the cases and travels to the Texas‑Mexico border, where the boundaries of law and order blur. The novel follows Payne’s relentless pursuit of justice amid danger, loyalty, and the everyday heroism of police officers and their superiors.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: William E. Butterworth III
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