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POLICEMAN KILLED, MURDERER HUNG IN JAIL CELL, DRUGS, MONEY, AND CORRUPTION SPREADING. IF YOU LIKE COURT DRAMA, HERE'S THE BOOK FOR YOU
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Playing the Dozens
Playing the Dozens
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A cop had his head blown apart in a bar. The suspece was found hanging in his cell. And Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Holden found himself over his head in a case involving an inexhaustible supply of drugs, money, sex, and corruption spreading from the depths of the ghetto to the highest levels of the nation's capital. This wasn't the law as i... more »
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A cop had his head blown apart in a bar. The suspece was found hanging in his cell. And Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Holden found himself over his head in a case involving an inexhaustible supply of drugs, money, sex, and corruption spreading from the depths of the ghetto to the highest levels of the nation's capital. This wasn't the law as i... more »
ISBN-13: 9780451169860
ISBN-10: 0451169867
Publication Date: 2/1/1992
Pages: 432
Rating: 7
ISBN-10: 0451169867
Publication Date: 2/1/1992
Pages: 432
Rating: 7
3.1 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The murder of a Washington, D.C., cop puts an assistant U.S. attorney on the trail of drugs and corruption in Pease's stylishly gritty debut. Apprehended immediately, the killer asks to speak with Michael Holden, whose investigation of Washington's mayor had failed to bury either the pol or his pal Milton Higgs. The killer, who promises to hand over the goods on Higgs, is found hanged before the night is out. Holden is freshly determined to nail both Higgs and the mayor, and to find out who in the P.D. is in their pockets. With the help of veteran detective Eddie Nickles and a bright rookie, Holden orchestrates an investigation of money-laundering that uncovers Higgs's involvement in a huge heroin shipment; Higgs is also connected to the murder of a male prostitute. The many angles of the case are neatly resolved as the story ends with a seamlessly introduced, thought-provoking surprise that is not a tribute to the legal profession.
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