A triple murder in a chic midtown bistro. Three bodies the bartender, a known mob associate, and the trophy wife of a garment district businessman. A private investigator, hired to follow the woman by her suspicious husband, barely clings to life. NYPD sergeant Thornton Savage suspects more than just adultery—he suspects a professional hit. But the truth is far more complicated. Blackmail and political treachery abound. The players include the Russian Mafia, a collector of rare toy soldiers, and a United States senator and his power-lusting wife. Even after Savage dispatches two gunmen in self-defense, he believes he has the support of the NYPD behind him. But his buddies on the force can't help him when he becomes the subject of a damning Internal Affairs witch-hunt...and the walking target of an unknown enemy.Manhattan South is the first novel in a series and introduces readers to Sergeant Thorn Savage and an ensemble cast of subordinate characters. This ensemble includes Savage's police co-workers, his pizza-and-beer consuming cat, Ray, and a cold-blooded Russian assassin