Minotaur Books
October 2006
On Sale: August 31, 2006
Featuring: Samantha "Smack" Mack
320 pages ISBN: 0312942117 EAN: 9780312942113 Paperback (reprint) Add to Wish List
The Chicago Police Department says Samantha Mack shot her partner, Fred, during the confusion of a bungled pursuit. Mack says it was their quarry, a violent pedophile named Marco Trovic, who fired the deadly round in that darkened room. But Mack was knocked out and canβt really say what happened.
When no evidence of Trovic is found on the scene and the bullet is shown to have come from Mackβs own gun, the Department labels Fredβs death as a case of friendly fire.Back at the station, it seems no one believes Mackβs account. Not Internal Affairs investigator Alex OβConner, and not even Mackβs lover, whose best attempts at support leave her as cold as the wind whipping across Lake Michigan.
With the Department looking to quiet the bad press, Mack canβt count on anyone to help her track down Trovic. Even if she can somehow find him in the dark recesses of Chicagoβs underworld, can she prove that Trovic was the shooter? With her back to the wall and her career at stake, now itβs time for Mack to take matters into her own hands to clear her nameβand avenge her partnerβs death.
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