Yugoslavia, 1991. The State is crumbling, and in the midst of the political chaos secret policeman Marko della Torre has been working both sides of the law — but somewhere along the way he's crossed the line. When a corrupt cop called...
Police corruption
- Author:Mattich, AlenSummary:
- Author:Strange, MarcSummary:
Stolen gems. Shady cops. Murders that could lead to an international incident. Orwell Brennan, chief of the Dockerty police force in small-town Ontario, had enough problems on his hands with the mayoral election, a daughter engaged, and...
- Author:Archer, JeffreySummary:
Newly promoted to Detective Inspector, William Warwick is tasked with a dangerous new line of work, to go undercover and expose crime of another kind: corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. Along with detectives...
- Author:Taylor, FlintSummary:
With his colleagues at the People's Law Office (PLO), Flint Taylor has argued landmark civil-rights cases that have exposed corruption and cover-ups within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and throughout the city's corrupt political...
- Author:Redmond, Lissa MarieSummary:
After being brutally stabbed at her desk late one night, Lauren Riley works her way backwards through the haze to piece together who attacked her and why. A mysterious phone message forces her to enlist the help of a retired lieutenant...
- Author:McTiernan, DervlaSummary:
It all started with a little favour ... Police corruption, an investigation that ends in tragedy and the mystery of a little girl's silence - three unconnected things that will prove to be linked by one small town. While Detective...
- Author:Winslow, DonSummary:
Denny Malone is the "King of Manhattan North," a highly decorated NYPD detective sergeant and the real leader of "Da Force," an elite special unit. Only a few know that Malone is a dirty cop. Now he's in a trap and must walk the thin...
- Author:Coleman, Reed FarrelSummary:
In this murder mystery, the death of an NYPD officer leads PI Gulliver Dowd closer to the truth about his sister's murder.
- Author:Denton, SallySummary:
When Kentucky blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985-carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine-the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of...
- Author:Paetro, Maxine, Patterson, JamesSummary:
A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to an unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman puts her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that...
- Author:Lehane, Con.Summary:
Hard-boiled crime writer Will Ford might be critically acclaimed, but he's every bit as drunken and disreputable as the ne'er-do-well private eye in his novels. So when Ford offers Raymond Ambler--crime-fiction curator at New...
- Author:Garcia-Roberts, GusSummary:
An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in one of the country's largest police departments.
- Author:Andrews, Mary Kay.Summary:
"Entertaining. . . . If you are up for a big helping of humor and heartbreak, insanity and intrigue, read Irish Eyes." — Orange Country Register Callahan Garrity is the owner of House Mouse, a cleaning service that tidies up...
- Author:Robert K. TanenbaumSummary:
"When a black man is shot multiple times in the back on the streets of New York by an NYPD golden boy, chaos erupts throughout the city. And in an election year - a year of secret handshakes and politically motivated favors - no...
- Author:Mosley, WalterSummary:
PI Joe King Oliver, once one of the NYPD's finest investigators, realizes that he has no choice but to take his own case: figuring out who on the force wanted him disposed of--and why.
- Author:Laukkanen, OwenSummary:
For fans of CJ Box and Michael Koryta, an "intimate and cinematic" thriller* about an ex-Marine, and ex-convict, and a rescue dog caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless gang in remote Washington state. Former US Marine Jess...
- Author:Sullivan, RandallSummary:
In 2002, acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan's groundbreaking book LAbyrinth ignited a firestorm with its startling disclosures about corruption in the LAPD. It told the story of Russell Poole, a highly decorated LAPD detective, who...
- Author:Lansdale, Joe R.Summary:
Richard Dane has killed a man. Everyone in the small town of LaBorde, Texas knows Dane acted in self defense--everyone except Ben Russel, the father of the criminal who invaded Dane's home. When Russel comes looking for revenge against...
- Author:Harvey, JohnSummary:
This novel finds Charlie on the verge of retirement when a manpower shortage thrusts him back onto the mean streets of Nottingham to solve a pair of baffling murders.
- Author:Khan, Ausma ZehanatSummary:
Girls from immigrant communities have been disappearing for months in the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls, but the local sheriff is slow to act and the fates of the missing girls are largely disregarded. At last, the calls for justice...