Dancer in the Flames

The murder of a police officer reveals a world of corruption in this contemporary noir thriller set in New York. When Detective Boots LittlewoodвЂTMs regular bookie, Drago, reveals that the shooting of police officer Captain Christopher Palmer was no random killing but an organized hit in exchange for a lighter sentence, Boots is assigned to a task force to investigate with a new partner, Jill Kelly, and soon uncovers a trail of corruption that someone will do anything to protect . . . Review “An accomplished hard-boiled crime” Booklist “Solomita seasons his tale with grit and gristle. . . dark, satisfying crime novel.” Publishers WeeklyВ В About the Author Stephen Solomita is the author of several critically acclaimed thrillers, including "Damaged Goods About the Reader Jason Culp has been featured on the soap operas "General Hospital, "Days of Our Lives, and "Another World, and appeared in the film "Skinheads. The NYPD hides a killer within the ranks in this “dark, satisfying” hard-boiled noir thriller (Publishers Weekly). Detective Boots Littlewood of Brooklyn’s Sixty-Fourth Precinct has been assigned an investigation that’s hitting close to home: the murder of his police captain. It’s been called another tragic cop killing. Boots suspects something closer to an organized hit—and he knows in his gut that the perp in custody is an innocent man. Boots’s new partner, “Crazy” Jill Kelly, is taking it personally, too. The daughter of a murdered officer, she’s got a quick temper, a vengeful streak, and perfect aim. Once Boots and Jill hit the streets, they uncover more than dirty secrets. The investigation reaches back a decade to the sordid serial crimes of the Lipstick Killer—and ahead to a cesspool of corruption and conspiracy that taints the badges of New York’s finest. But as Boots and Jill prepare for hunting season, they realize that they themselves are being hunted. Uncovering that a recent police officer shooting was an organized hit, Detective Boots Littlewood is assigned to a task force and new partner with whom he uncovers a web of corruption Detective Boots Littlewood's assigned to a task force charged with investigating the murder of police captain Christopher Palmer.