Sam Laska Crime Thriller

Sam Laska, a former Chicago Police detective, thought he'd left the murder business behind. But when a friend asks him to investigate a questionable death, he finds himself drawn into a treacherous web of drug dealers, hired killers, and political puppet masters. As Laska unravels the conspiracy, he's captivated by an alluring medical examiner's assistant. But with each step he takes, the danger grows, and his mistakes put those closest to him at risk.

In book 2 of the Sam Laska thriller series, we see Sam's world shaken as he draws on his former detective skills to begin unraveling the mystery behind Cordele family.

When two federal agents are found shot dead and their prisoner, corrupt ex-cop Jesse Nichols, escapes, he has only one goal in mind: exact revenge on Sam Laska for his capture. Leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, Nichols closes in on his target. Laska, working alongside the Feds, believes he has Nichols cornered, but realizes too late that he's been outmaneuvered.

Sixteen years after a murder on Chicago's Green Line went unsolved, exiled detective Sam Laska returns to the city to confront the broken promise that has haunted him. As he delves into the dormant investigation, Laska discovers a former partner's suspicious death and narrowly escapes an attempt on his own life. With danger lurking around every corner, Laska must navigate a treacherous web of corruption and deceit to uncover the truth binding the two cases together.