Police Corruption

ORIGIANL STORY, WRITTEN BY A HUMAN Something evil is going on out there... Detective Ange Watson always knew policing was a hard job. A dangerous job. But she never expected to take a bullet in the line of duty… And now it seems her superiors are willing to throw Ange under the bus to cover up their own mistakes. While she isn’t easily intimidated, everyone has their limits. But when a scared young Vietnamese woman seeks refuge in a country church, it sets in motion a chain of events that will push Ange’s ingenuity and determination to its limits. No human being deserves to be sold to...

When an elderly woman calls for the Gray Wolf team to help solve the murder of her friend, they're unsure that anyone has actually been murdered at all. A hit and run while she was visiting a psychic in Jackson Square doesn't seem like a murder. But a few pieces of information don't make sense and the more they investigate, the worse this case looks. In fact, it appears the seniors are killing the seniors. The GW team will find a way to stop it, even if it involves those they consider brothers.

A master thief who steals from the corrupt elite. A detective haunted by his past. One deadly game that could cost them everything—all set against the glittering backdrop of Christmas in Evergreen City. They call her the Phantom—the most elusive thief in Evergreen City. For years, she's targeted the wealthy and powerful, using their own greed against them. But when her latest heist brings her face-to-face with Detective Leo Salvatore, everything changes. Leo has his own demons to fight. Still reeling from his fiancée's unsolved murder and growing suspicions of corruption within his own...

New Sheriff! Now a Target of Corruption! Newly elected Sheriff, Todd Mercer, faces a county run by one family, the Fords. They’ve controlled everything in the city and county for many years and now will fight Todd and his friends who want to take the county back from the corrupt family. Todd’s first week on the job is chaotic. He faces murder cases, fights, staff walking off the job or quitting, harassment, staff promotions, hiring new staff and the corrupt Fords. Who can he trust? Todd gets shot at and attacked repeatedly. How can he fight back? How can he get the sheriff’s office ...

When former detective Trevor “Finn” Finnegan became a PI, he adopted a new mandate: catch the LAPD’s worst in the act. While on surveillance in Venice Beach, Finn tails two potentially dirty cops: Detective Martin Riley and Finn’s ex-partner, Detective Sally Munoz. Things take a deadly turn when an unknown assailant executes Riley and wounds Munoz. In an instant, Finn goes from private eye to eyewitness. Munoz needs Finn to help find Riley’s killer, but doing so could blow his cover.

Romance and adventure! When you are running from both the police and dangerous killers, you start to run out of options. Abbie has a briefcase full of evidence that a mob boss wants, as it shows corruption in high places orchestrated by him. She is framed for murder and goes on the run. The policeman bringing her back is targeted along with her, and helps her as they try to get the evidence to the right person.

In 2015 and 2016, Baltimore was reeling after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody and the protests that followed. In the midst of this unrest, the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) roamed the city, robbing people, selling drugs and guns back onto the same streets they were supposed to be policing, and dividing the loot and profit among themselves. Created to trace guns back to the criminals responsible for Baltimore's high crime rates, instead, on March 1, 2017, all members of the GTTF were arrested on federal racketeering charges.

When someone from California flies all the way to Belle Fleur because trash is appearing on her beach, the team thinks maybe this one is out of their element. Unfortunately, it's right in their wheelhouse and they are all in on helping this client. They never expect to find something so heinous, something that hits all of them so close to home. This is what they do. This is why they created Gray Wolf and all the others before. Lessons learned for the bad guys. Never count these men out. They are still ready to deliver justice in the most horrific way.

"It's a must-read for fans of true crime as well as crime fiction..." — Kirkus Reviews A seemingly innocent traffic accident one Saturday afternoon in a small Louisiana town leads to the discovery of a major drug smuggling network operating out of rural East Texas. The subsequent drug trafficking investigation soon runs headlong into a major FBI money laundering investigation, as it becomes apparent that the small-town drug trafficking operation is part of a sophisticated money laundering enterprise extending into Asia, the Caribbean, and Central America. A brother and sister inherit a ...

A shadow has fallen over the megachurch in Ogun State, Nigeria: the beloved Bishop Dawodu has been arrested for the murder of his wife. Sade Dawodu has vanished without a trace and although no body has been found, the police have acted based on what they claim is damning evidence. Philip Taiwo, hot off the success of solving the Okriki Three case, is brought on to investigate. He quickly learns that Sade, young, impulsive, and outspoken, is no favorite of the congregants. She has also been known to disappear for long stretches of time.

The Torture Machine takes listeners from the 1969 murders of Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton and Panther Mark Clark - and the historic 13-years of litigation that followed - through the dogged pursuit of commander Jon Burge, the leader of a torture ring within the CPD that used barbaric methods, including electric shock, to elicit false confessions from suspects.

In early 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted and sentenced to life plus thirty years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a high school senior in Baltimore, Maryland. Syed has maintained his innocence, and Rabia Chaudry, a family friend, has always believed him. By 2013, after almost all appeals had been exhausted, Rabia contacted Sarah Koenig, a producer at This American Life, in hopes of finding a journalist who could shed light on Adnan’s story. In 2014, Koenig's investigation turned into Serial, a Peabody Award-winning podcast with more than 500 million international listeners.

ORIGINAL STORY, WRITTEN BY A HUMAN Get ready for the thrilling conclusion to P.G. Robertson's Saltwater Crimes Trilogy and the return of the captivating Detective Ange Watson. After the messy Gold Coast affair, Ange is certain that the syndicate has eyes and ears everywhere, thwarting her every move. Forced south to Sydney, Ange soon picks up the trail of her deadly nemesis. It seems that drug trafficking isn’t the only game in town… With the help of her colleagues and an unlikely ally, Ange dives into the murky world of cryptocurrency and NFTs, exploring the dangerous waters where ...

Inside you will find unsolved murders with many interesting details including.... A Baroness who had previously convicted of fraud, was she also guilty of murder? rampant police corruption acknowledged by the then Chief of Police, and was a policeman guilty of murdering a private investigator? plus much much more

Edward Winston leads a quiet, happy existence in the slow-paced Deep South . . . until his wife goes missing and his peaceful life flies off the rails. As his world collapses around him, Edward’s frantic search for his missing spouse hits a dead end when he is thwarted by the local sheriff’s unwillingness to confront the prime suspect. Cut off at every turn by corruption and inaction, Edward is forced to seek help from a shadowy source buried deep in his past. As law enforcement names him a person of interest in his wife’s disappearance, Edward uncovers a connection between his ...

In ‘Guardian Angel,’ the sequel to ‘BOONE’, Boone reluctantly allows Marianne, his office assistant, to work with him on a fraud case that seems routine. Things go well, Marianne captures incriminating photographs of the target which wraps up the case. Her accomplishment however results in catastrophic consequences for her. While the effects of the fraud case have yet to unravel, a friendly confidential informant from Boone’s days with the New York State Police turns to him for help after being fleeced by a crooked cop. The informant’s body is discovered the following morning. ...

Mike Villiers was a ten-year-old boy when his father, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Villiers, died with eleven others on a flight from Bangkok that crashed and burned near Saigon in November 1970. A tragic accident they said. Thirty years on Mike comes to believe that it was murder. And he’s looking to find the killers.Thirty years is a long time they tell him. It’s a cold case. The perpetrators will be dead. They tell him to forget about it, and most people would. But Mike’s not a bit like that. He going to Bangkok, the City of Angels and place of his birth with retribution in mind and ...

“A gritty FBI Thriller with jaw-dropping twists. King’s portrayal of the convoluted world of cross-border criminality, politics and business feels completely fresh.” — BestThrillers.com A junior official with the Mexican Consulate in Houston is abducted, his $600,000 automobile left abandoned in a pharmacy parking lot. In what initially appears to be a simple case of a wealthy foreign dilettante being held for ransom, FBI Special Agent Pete Cortez is assigned the task of securing the young consular official’s safe return and apprehending his kidnappers. With upwards of 150 foreign...

Sebastian Vernon has been in love with Emelia Stanton since they were just kids. Now they have a chance at a life together as she contemplates her last case with the FBI. It was hard to see her go back to D.C., but he knew they would be together soon. Until she called to read the ransom note. There's no holding any of them back. Someone is going to pay for this. Except what do you do when you understand the criminal's motives? Emelia just wants to solve the bank robberies that have been plaguing the east coast for the last two years. She knows she's close and wants this last case solved ...

ORIGINAL STORY, WRITTEN BY A HUMAN If you enjoy evocative and suspenseful police mysteries, then you'll love the Detective Ange Watson Thrillers. Detective Ange Watson thought she was riding high after two major wins. She’d cracked open a human trafficking ring, rescuing vulnerable young women, and as a bonus, dismantled an illegal cannabis operation along the way. For a brief moment, it felt like justice had prevailed. But the celebration was short-lived. A shadowy cover-up is unravelling, and instead of pursuing the real criminals, Ange’s superiors seem hell-bent on silencing her. ...