As long as Newark Eagle-Examiner reporter Carter Ross turns in his stories on deadline, no one bats an eye if he doesnΓ’β¬β’t wander into the newsroom until 10 or 11 in the morning. So itΓ’β¬β’s an unpleasant surprise when heΓ’β¬β’s awakened at 8:38 a.m. by a phone call from his boss, telling him a local policeman was killed and to get the story. Shaking himself awake, Carter heads off to interview the copΓ’β¬β’s widow. And then he gets another call: the storyΓ’β¬β’s off, the cop committed suicide.
But Carter canΓ’β¬β’t understand why a man with a job he loved, a beautiful wife, and plans to take his adorable children to Disney World would suddenly kill himself. And when CarterΓ’β¬β’s attempts to learn more are repeatedly blocked, it's clear someone knows more than he's saying about the cop's death. The question is, who? And what does he have to hide? Carter, with his usual single-minded devotion to a good storyΓ’β¬βand to the memory of a Newark policemanΓ’β¬βwill do whatever it takes to uncover the truth.
In The Good Cop, Brad Parks is back with all the humor, charm, and human insight his readers have come to expect, and more.
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