Dancer in the Flames
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Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This dark, satisfying crime novel from Solomita (Angel Face) introduces Boots Littlewood, a deeply flawed Brooklyn police detective perfectly cast to deal with the hard luck, hard-living characters that surround him. Boots passes on a tip about a witness to a cop killing that rises through the chain of command until it comes back to land hard on the witness, hapless car thief Vinnie Palermo. As a result of the tip, Boots is appointed to the task force investigating the killing of Capt. Christopher Parker, and is partnered with attractive Jill Kelly (aka Crazy Jill), niece of the chief of detectives, Mike Shaw. Boots sees a frame coming down on Palermo, finds evidence that would clear Palermo, and suffers a beating that sends a clear message. Boots gets the message, delivers one of his own, and with Jill's aid finds links to other crimes and other cops. Solomita seasons his tale with grit and gristle, and Boots deserves more than a one-shot appearance.
