Justice: A Novel of the NYPD [Hardcover]

Dan Mahoney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2003

New York City. A wealthy businessman meets a violent fate in his elegant, carefully-secured home in Queens. Two drug dealers are murdered in a Brooklyn no-tell motel room. Several men are found riddled with bullets and nails on a little-traveled road beneath FDR Drive. And soon thereafter, a church, a synagogue, and a mosque find bags of cash waiting at their doorsteps-all from a vigilante who signs himself "Justice."

NYPD Detective First Grade Brian McKenna and his partner, Cisco Sanchez (the self-described world's greatest detective), are assigned to find the elusive killer that all of New York City is rooting for, a man of supreme technical skills, physical power, and intelligence, who always seems to know every move the police will make before they make it. Justice is executing drug dealers, helping the police close unsolved cases, providing those in need with stolen drug money, and creating a nightmare for the police commissioner, the mayor, and the two detectives.

As McKenna and Sanchez work to try and outsmart the vigilante and discover his next victim, they also must find out who is helping Justice in his quest for revenge.

Justice showcases fascinating investigative detail, wild action, and Dan Mahoney's trademark humor in a terrific police thriller.

Editorial Reviews

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The major importer of drugs on the East Coast is murdered in a precision raid on his New York estate. The same night two lesser dealers are beaten to death in a Brooklyn hotel. The killer comes forward with a letter to the press, signed "Justice," in which he describes the crimes and hints at others to come. NYPD Detective First Grade Brian McKenna and his partner, Cisco Sanchez, muscle their way into the lead roles on the investigation. The police commissioner needs this case solved quickly before the public becomes too enamored of Justice's brand of vigilante law enforcement. McKenna and Sanchez race against the clock to stop a killer whose results they admire but whose methods simply mirror those of the criminals he's killing. Mahoney is a former captain with the NYPD. His intimate knowledge of the drug trade--including its mind-boggling financial structure--and his hands-on grasp of investigative technique mesh well in the eighth installment of this exciting series, which is propelled by two of the most engaging detectives this side of the 87th Precinct. Wes Lukowsky
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"Colorful style and dramatic flair....Action, suspense, plot twists and innovative police work all come together in this timely thriller."

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (August 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312309570
• ISBN-13: 978-0312309572
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,184,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Author Ive ever owned books from, May 26, 2006

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R. Connelly "Lord God King, Ruler of the fire... (Just south of Music City, US of A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Justice: A Novel of the NYPD (Hardcover)

Dan is an individual with a very large history in the detection business...And unlike all other authors...well let me put it this way...how many authors let their readers email him and he actually replies and replies as long as he still has something interesting to say..which is always. THIS is the only book in his series that I do NOT have, but if every other one is any clue, damn, lol. They are the most involving, well written and well linked together books Ive ever read and Ive read ALOT of stuff in my time. Highly recommended by a person who was in the law enforcement business.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars, March 23, 2004

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Konrad Kern (OFallon, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Justice: A Novel of the NYPD (Hardcover)

See storyline above.

A good police procedural. Dan Mahoney's story telling seems to be made for the big screen, but in his writing you get a much better idea of a character's true self.
The story moves at a good pace, while the action and drama will keep you going to the very last page.

Recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GREAT THRILLER FROM DAN MAHONEY, August 18, 2003

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David J. Grady (CLEVELAND, ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Justice: A Novel of the NYPD (Hardcover)

ONCE AGAIN DAN MAHONEY HAS WRITTEN A GREAT NYPD NOVEL. IF YOU HAVE READ HIS PAST BOOKS YOU WILL THROUGHLY ENJOY JUSTICE. DAN WRITES ABOUT WHAT HE KNOWS WHICH IS THE NYPD AND POLICE WORK. WHY HOLLYWOOD ISNT TURNING HIS BOOKS INTO MOVIES I DONT KNOW. KEEP WRITING DAN.