A Tempest Dropping Fire

<p><strong>Author Ed Leahy introduces a deep strong dose of how fragmented humanity can be whether seeking justice witnessing crime or enjoying the simple perverted joy of ruining people's lives. -C. Hope Clark <em>The Edisto Island Mysteries</em></strong></p><p>Moments after Kim Brady finishes her first half-marathon shots ring out and three of her fellow detectives all African-American are hit two fatally.</p><p>With no one from Brooklyn South available she commences the investigation finding a witness who identifies where the shots came from but who also claims to be descended from a Knight Templar. The media immediately speculate that the shooter is a white nationalist but Kim refuses to jump to conclusions and the description provided by her witness leaves room for doubt.</p><p>The mayor in a primary fight for re-election with civil unrest mounting heaps pressure on the NYPD to solve the shooting as soon as possible but he is faced with a re-emergence of his feelings for Kim and a jurisdictional turf war over the investigation.</p><p>Kim must find an outside-the-box solution as well as keep the mayor at a distance. Her task grows herculean when two more cops are shot and killed in Brooklyn and two after that in Queens.</p><p>Her ability to work with multiple law enforcement agencies is put to the test but everything's riding on her seeing what others won't.</p>