American Spartan.
A Novel By Jason Beech.
A rookie cop. A town on fire. Can he execute justice and survive?It starts with a newspaper article. An economic miracle. A run-down town in the Midwest transformed. One man has effected this change, poured his wealth into converting old factories into new ventures, Main Street into a hub for deep-pocketed incomers, and put a spring into the step of a place people once avoided.Ricky Nardilo, all grown-up, a rookie cop, isn't having it. The man who has brought this boom is the man who shot him in his youth. The man whose son Ricky killed. He owns the town, he owns the local politicians, he owns the police force Ricky works for. As Ricky aims down the muzzle of his gun at this bigshot, his struggle between a quiet, complicit life and a personal war will tear him apart and drag old friends and family into a chaos he never thought possible.
Cover design by Christopher Lucania.
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