It’s August in New York, and the steaming garbage littering the streets isn’t the only thing that stinks.
Civilian investigator Leonard Mitchell can keep his job as the new head of the Department to Investigate Misconduct and Corruption only by successfully prosecuting veteran cop Ralph Mulino.
Mulino shot an armed man on a dark night; he didn’t know the man was a fellow cop. Now, to keep his badge and his freedom, he has to make his case to the investigator. But the gun Mulino saw in his victim’s hand has disappeared.
As Mitchell digs deeper into Mulino’s claim, it becomes clear that the “misconduct and corruption” infecting New York City go far beyond the actions of one allegedly dirty cop. Murder and sabotage force Mulino and Mitchell into an uneasy partnership to uncover the truth and protect the city they are both sworn to serve.
Assuming, of course, they can stay alive…
Internal Affairs..?? No… DIMAC.. (yep that’s right…??) I don’t normally heap praise on first time novelists or their efforts. In this case though, Andrew Case deserves the accolades. Mr. Case has plenty of experience, being a very successful writer for stage and screen as well as a recognized expert on law enforcement oversight and misconduct. So, in deciding to read this debut novel, I felt confident that the writer’s effort would yield a very workmanlike book. I was, however, more than just a little surprised when I realized that this effort was…
The Big Fear is a fine debut by Andrew Case Nothing gets dirtier than this. And debut author Andrew Case’s The Big Fear gives you a free-ride right into the mess which pits civilian investigator Leonard Mitchell against veteran cop Ralph Mulino of the Organized Crime Control Bureau who has been charged with shooting of Detective Brian Rowson. But things are never what they seemed to be. And what initially appears to be a tragic incident turns out to be much more than that as Leonard and Mulino unearthed secrets that were never…
Well-Drawn Characters Written with an Authentic Look at Modern-Day Policing & Its Inherent Issues.Good Plot. UPDATE: I’ve not seen this before, but it tends to confirm my point – each of the six Kindle First selections this month is in one of the top six positions of Amazon Kindle Bestsellers. The Big Fear is number one as I write this. Remarkable accomplishment to each of the six writers!Â