The heroine, Detective Christine Opara, is a tough, witty female detective, and a great main character that anyone (of either sex) can relate. Dorothy had a knack for making you feel like you were actually in the story you were reading, again, better than most (make that almost every) other author I'm familiar with. I'm not going to get into fine detail, as you're probably looking at these reviews to consider buying this wonderful book (which I recommend doing, btw). Discover it for yourself. You will not regret it, I promise. And when you're done, grab the other two books in the series as well (believe me, you will HAVE to if you read this one)... "The Witness", and "The Ledger".

She's the only one who saw what really happened, but this cop doesn't plan to play by the rules . . . Detective First-Grade Christie Opara, the newest addition to the district attorney's Special Investigation Squad, has just gotten her first assignment: to tail her boss' daughter. As soon as she sees the police barricades and seething civil rights demonstrators, Christie knows a riot is about to explode. As things spiral out of control, a solid mass of blue uniforms bears down on the mob. Minutes later, a young black activist is dead, apparently killed by a cop. But Christie saw a different shooter. With the public demanding blood and law enforcement scrambling to contain the fallout, Christie must go "mano a mano" against a cunning killer. But another meticulously planned crime is about to go down, one that will send the city—and the NYPD—reeling. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author's estate.

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