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Synopsis
The past catches up with detective Jack Devlin when an explosive letter from his father, a policeman who killed himself to avoid being tried for graft, surfaces just as he is assigned to investigate corruption in Boston's police force. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.
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Review
"[A] stirring police thriller."
--The New York Times Book Review
--The Boston Herald "A GIFTED NOVELIST . . . What drives this story is its accomplished portrait of a child struggling with the betrayal of parental suicide, and a most persuasive rendering of the power of faith."
--The New York Post From the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Charles Kenney was a reporter and editor at The Boston Globe for fifteen years. He is also the author of Code of Vengeance. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children.
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0345432940
- ISBN 13 9780345432940
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages308
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Charles Kenney has written an authentic, compelling, morally complex novel of the men and women of law enforcement, penetrating the very heart of police culture--and bringing the powerful, tumultuous brotherhood of cops brilliantly to life. In The Son of John Devlin, a determined detective fights to clear his father's tarnished name. The U.S. Justice Department has declared war on the widespread corruption in Boston's police force, turning up the heat big time for detective Jack Devlin, assigned to snare cops on the take and root out vice in the rank and file. "The dirty cop will inevitably reveal himself. He'll always give off a sign, an indication." Tough words to hear for Jack Devlin, whose father was tied to the biggest scandal in Boston's history. Stripped of his honor, Jock Devlin died disgraced, a suicide, before his case went to trial--an act of cowardice that forced young Devlin to grow up in the shadow of his father's shame, creating personal demons that would drive him from a promising career as a Harvard-educated lawyer into the unlikely field of law enforcement. Now, more than twenty years later, a letter from his father surfaces, pushing Devlin to reopen old wounds. Through conflicting emotions of anger and devotion, he searches for truth, hoping to uncover the secrets behind his father's infamous fall from grace and tragic death. But what he finds could bring the Boston police force to its knees--and there are some who would kill to keep history silent. Flesh and blood characters in a page-turning plot. The gritty language of cops under fire. The explosive tension of the precinct. Charles Kenney weaves these elements into a tight, intelligent novel ofpeople and principle that is also an absorbing, unforgettable thriller. Former library book. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123748660
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