Bad Cop

<p><em>Bad Cop</em> is the second book in Peter Sarda's crime thriller series <em>Hamburg Noir</em> which <em>Publishers Weekly</em> recommends for fans of Dashiell Hammett James M. Cain Philip Kerr Jakob Arjouni and Simone Buchholz.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A strong sequel and a pitch-dark noir pulsing with action in its own right <em>Bad Cop</em> will keep thriller readers engaged and eager for more.</p><p></p><p>(<em>Publishers Weekly</em> Editor's Pick)</p><p></p><p></p><p>With two classic noir protagonists sharp dialogue and a sinister edge of vigilante justice on the gritty streets of Hamburg Sarda's latest installment is a solid and satisfying work of crime fiction that improves on its predecessor.</p><p></p><p>(<em>SPR</em>)</p><p></p><p></p><p>A brisk thriller that features vivid storytelling committed heroes and modern political intrigue.</p><p></p><p>(<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>)</p><p></p><p></p><p>After putting away the head of the Albanian mafia in Hamburg Homicide Detectives Thomas Ritter and Motz Beck are confronted with a bloody war to control the local drug trade in the mobster's absence. First an Albanian courier is shotgunned to death at the edge of Hamburg Harbor. Then a Hells Angel gets the same treatment on the Alster River. As the bodies pile up Ritter and Beck are forced to work with an organized crime expert a burned-out narcotics agent with his own drug issues. Before long they suspect that their new partner is working for one of the rival gangs.</p>