Kind of Blue
An Ash Levine Thriller
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Publisher Description
LA Times Best-Seller
Gritty, Quirky, Engaging, Intense
When a legendary ex-cop is murdered in LA, the pressure's on to find the killer. Lt. Frank Duffy needs his best detective on the case, but his best detective, Ash Levine, quit a year ago.
A tenacious, obsessive detective, Ash resigned after Latisha Patton, the witness in a homicide case he was working, was murdered. Without his job, Ash is left unanchored—and consumed with guilt that he somehow caused Latisha's murder.
When he's asked to rejoin the force, Ash reluctantly agrees. Getting his badge back could give him the chance to find Latisha's killer.
Ash dives in headfirst into the shadowlands of Southern California to investigate the ex-cop's murder. But even when he has a suspect in custody, something about this case doesn't sit right with Ash, and he continues working the increasingly dangerous investigation while quietly chasing leads in Latisha's murder.
Unable to let either case go until he has answers, Ash finds that his obsessive nature, which propels him into a world of private compromises and public corruption, is a flaw that might prove fatal.
Fans of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch will love Ash Levine
While the novels in the Ash Levine Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:
Kind of Blue
Midnight Alley
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former L.A. Times crime reporter Corwin (Homicide Special: A Year with the LAPD's Elite Detective Unit) introduces an engaging Jewish police detective in his first novel, a grittily realistic story of murder, stupidity, and redemption. Ash Levine, the LAPD's top detective, resigns after his suspension for failing to prevent the death of a key witness he was supposed to protect. A year later, Ash's former boss invites him to lead the investigation into an ex-cop's murder. Levine returns to the force, hoping to reopen the case that cost him his job, though not everyone in the department is thrilled to see him back. A jazz lover (hence the Miles Davis inspired title), the son of a concentration camp survivor, and a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces, Ash battles through departmental interference, corruption, and misdirection. Given his strong debut, Ash should be back on the job for further assignments.
Customer Reviews
Kind of Blue
Lots of sub-stories intertwined to make for a really interesting who dun-nit. I can’t say it kept me guessing, because I wasn’t trying to figure it out on my own. It was great just reading clue after clue from the author. Sometimes I wanted to slap the main character upside the head. Read the book and see if you agree with me about that. Geez!