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A hard-boiled street cop must
confront 
the unthinkable...again!

​For the second time in Joe Stryker’s headline-grabbing police career, a partner is brutally slain in the line of duty . . . almost in front of Joe's eyes.

In this sequel to the award-winning Murder on the Tracks, set in 1951 Denver, Joe faces two baffling questions:  How did the killer pull off such a brazen murder? And why was Joe’s partner—a cop so by-the-book that fellow officers scornfully nicknamed him “Saint Benedict”—murdered while burglarizing a pawnshop?

To protect his dead partner’s reputation—and save his own career—Joe is forced to operate in the shadows to find the truth behind the unexplainable. All while dodging a homicide detective hell-bent to pin the crimes on Joe. Before he can answer the baffling questions and track down the brutal killer, Joe once again must risk his career, his marriage . . . and his life.
"Joe Stryker is a hard-nosed, no-holds-barred street cop unafraid of poking the proverbial bear."
Author Doug Hawk​
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“What a great read! . . . Bruce Most has served up a clever, engrossing mystery with twists and turns you never see coming but are thrilled when they arrive.”
 ~New York Times best-seller Margaret Coel 


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​“While the mystery is first rate, what I especially enjoyed is its main character, Ruby Dark, a flamboyant, tough, free spirit who takes no guff from anyone and who is smart enough to solve a complex web of crime.” 
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~ ​Suzanne Proulx, author of
​Bad Blood and Bad Medicine
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