In this debut novel, FBI agent Lindsay puts the heat on the agency's bosses in a no-holds-barred romp through high-crime Detroit. Special agent Mike Devlin sidesteps Bureau policy--as usual--by singlehandedly nailing a fugitive killer. Enraged at missing a photo-op (and a chance for quick career advancement), Devlin's superiors ``reward'' him with night-shift wiretap duty plus the burden of training a new agent. Both punishments backfire: novice Edgar Livingston, a black man straight from Devlin's mold, proves an instant ally against the self-serving bureaucrats; and the wiretap on the Pantatelli family reveals that an agent is selling the FBI's Detroit snitch list to the Mafia. When the bosses further enrage Devlin by refusing to declare one of their own agent's daughters as missing (for fear of bad press), he gathers a team of agents whom he and Livingston can trust to nail the Mafia contact and trace the missing girl. Lindsay's riotous style fuels a hard-driving narrative, and his insider knowledge gives the quirky plot twists welcome credibility. He manages to skewer stuffed-shirt bureaucrats while shining the badge of the dedicated agent right up to the perfect ending. Major ad/promo; film rights to Hollywood Pictures; author tour. (Oct.)
In 1992, FBI agent Paul Lindsay received commendation and a $600 incentive award from FBI director William Sessions for helping spearhead the capture of serial killer Benjamin Atkins. After writing this novel, Paul Lindsay-a twenty-year veteran of the FBI-became the victim of a vicious backlash. The Bureau threatened to fire Lindsay for insubordination, claiming he violated a company ban on accepting outside income. Was that the case? Or did Lindsay expose too much about an agency that likes to remain in the shadows?
Special Agent Mike Devlin is an exception to the FBI rule book. But when one too many unorthodox arrests gets him wiretap duty, Devlin gets an explosive earful: a traitor in the ranks is selling out the FBI's informants to the Mob. Yet closer to home, a fellow agent's daughter has been kidnapped, and a serial killer is the prime suspect. Now Devlin must put his career and his life in the cross-hairs of the Mafia and a maniac. But he wouldn't have it any other way.
In 1992, FBI agent Paul Lindsay received commendation and a $600 incentive award from FBI director William Sessions for helping spearhead the capture of serial killer Benjamin Atkins. After writing this novel, Paul Lindsay-a twenty-year veteran of the FBI-became the victim of a vicious backlash. The Bureau threatened to fire Lindsay for insubordination, claiming he violated a company ban on accepting outside income. Was that the case? Or did Lindsay expose too much about an agency that likes to remain in the shadows?
Special Agent Mike Devlin is an exception to the FBI rule book. But when one too many unorthodox arrests gets him wiretap duty, Devlin gets an explosive earful: a traitor in the ranks is selling out the FBI's informants to the Mob. Yet closer to home, a fellow agent's daughter has been kidnapped, and a serial killer is the prime suspect. Now Devlin must put his career and his life in the cross-hairs of the Mafia and a maniac. But he wouldn't have it any other way.
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| BN ID: | 2940169583595 |
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| Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
| Publication date: | 04/04/2008 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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