Code of Courage
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Detective Danni Grace has never met a police officer who wants to face a scenario where pulling the trigger on another person is the only option. When the worst does occur and there’s a police-involved shooting, it leads to riots and calls to disband the entire police force in La Rosa, Danni’s hometown.
After fifteen years on the force, Danni has had enough. Injured in the line of duty when a protester throws a chunk of concrete at her and shaken by the vitriol being shown to the police, Danni realizes for the first time that she’s lost her passion for the job.
While she’s on a leave of absence, though, a community activist in La Rosa is shot and a fellow officer is blamed for his murder. Taking on this case means stepping back into a job Danni’s not sure she can do anymore . . . and working closely with her ex-husband, Gabriel Fox, an investigator for the city prosecutor’s office. Danni will need to tap into her code of courage to uncover the truth, prevent another injustice, and uphold her oath to serve and protect.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This solid thriller from Cantore (Breach of Honor) finds Det. Danni Grace, a 15-year veteran of the La Rosa, Calif., PD, and her fellow officers trying to quell a mob angered by the fatal police shooting of a young mother in neighboring L.A. 48 hours earlier. Witnesses saw the woman aiming a gun at the officer, but a lie went viral that the victim was unarmed. After Danni is knocked out by a piece of concrete thrown by a rioter, she takes a leave of absence. Unnerved by the widespread hostility against police, she considers a career change, but she can't resist trying to help exonerate a colleague after a doctored video shows him shooting a community activist dead. The case reunites Danni with her ex-husband, Gabe Fox, formerly of the La Rosa PD who's now an investigator for the city prosecutor, and together they discover some powerful people behind the unrest threatening the very existence of La Rosa's police force. That Gabe still cares about Danni lends an undercurrent of romance to the intriguing plot. This timely police procedural from a 22-year veteran of the Long Beach, Calif., police satisfies.
Customer Reviews
Code of Coursge
Danni fifteen years on the force, now saying enough is enough, but was it.
Drawn back in when an officer she knows is the prime suspect of murder
Then add an ex husband, will test her even more, to do her job.
Powerful story of an incident that goes viral and not showing the true facts.
Showing Danni’s trust in justice, and trust in and for her fellow officers on the force.
A gripping story from the first page to the last. Readers will love Danni’s story.
Given ARC by Net Galley and Tyndale for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.