
About “Deadly assets”
In Philadelphia, where murder rates are among the highest in the country, tensions between the police department and the Citizens Oversight Committee have been rising. The committee starts focusing on police shootings, especially those involving Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne, known as the "Wyatt Earp of the Main Line." The committee's leader is found shot dead on his porch, sparking protests and unrest. Payne, suspected of being involved, becomes determined to uncover the truth. He is investigating the murder of a young family, including a reporter who was working on a drug series for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mickey O'Hara. The reporter was killed with his wife and child, and a note told them to stop the drug stories. Payne and O'Hara refuse to back down, even as they realize they may be next.
Praise for “Deadly assets”
“A very gripping, very well-researched look at a couple of days in Philly . . . Griffin and Butterworth have a real feel for rough neighborhoods that tourists never see.”
“Gripping . . . Payne and his cohorts face long odds in a gritty police series that provides sociological comment but no easy answers.”
“If God is truly in the details, then Griffin must be the pope of police procedurals. What’s amazing is that all these factoids don’t slow down the story’s considerable momentum for a minute. Nor do they keep Griffin’s gritty cops from convincing us of their individuality.”
Book details
- First published
- 2015
- Latest edition
- 2016 · ISBN 9780515155440
- Pages
- 416
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deadly Assets | 2016 | 9780515155440 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Deadly assets | 2015 | 9781410471178 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Deadly assets | 2015 | 1410471179 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Deadly assets | 2015 | 9780399171178 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Deadly assets | 2015 | 0399171177 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Deadly assets?
Deadly assets by William E. Butterworth III has 416 pages.
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