From the same deadly crucible that forged Al Qaeda and ISIS, a new terrorist plot threatens to strike at the heart of America, and itâll take an uneasy alliance between New Yorkâs sharpest investigative journalist and one of its toughest private eyes to take them down. Badge of Evil is the first novel in a bold new thriller series from the writing team of private investigator Bill Stanton and award-winning journalist Craig Horowitz.
All eyes are on New York Cityâs police commissioner Lawrence Brock after his hands-on role in a raid on a potential terrorist cell that turned into a blazing shootout. Thereâs even talk that he may be headed to Washington to take over Homeland Security.
Investigative journalist A. J. Ross wants to expose the ruthless opportunist behind Brockâs heroic image. Freewheeling private investigator Frank Bishop is hired by the family of the lone surviving suspect, desperate to prove the young manâs innocence. A. J. and Bishop hate each other at first sight, but theyâll need to learn to work together quickly if they want to take down the commissionerâbecause Lawrence Brock will do anything to ensure the dark secrets of his past remain hidden.
Badge of Evil introduces a dynamic new voice in thriller fiction, in the spirit of such bestselling authors as Harlan Coben and David Baldacci. It is a novel of our times and for our timesâan all too familiar story of corruption and abuse at the highest levels, and how the lust for power can drive men to commit the most shocking acts.