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Zusatztext Praise for Broken Trust “Another sharp examination of crime and police work in Philadelphia. . . Combine[s] great local color with cases that illustrate the special challenges faced by cops in volatile urban areas [and] shows us the politics of law enforcement in major cities! where perception can be more important than crime statistics. . . Griffin and Butterworth keep us turning pages without resorting to excessive melodrama. Straightforward urban realism mixed with characters we care about have kept their formula fresh.”— Connecticut Post “[ Broken Trust ] has many relevant themes intertwined with an action packed plot. . . The novel offers a lot of insight into the lives and challenges of the police." —Blackfive.net Praise for Deadly Assets “A very gripping! very well-researched look at a couple of days in Philly . . . Griffin and Butterworth have a real feel for rough neighborhoods that tourists never see.” —Connecticut News “Gripping . . . Payne and his cohorts face long odds in a gritty police series that provides sociological comment but no easy answers.” —Publishers Weekly Praise for Griffin and Butterworth “Griffin has the knack. With enviable skill he doles out humanizing detail for a large and colorful cast! and you care what happens to virtually all of them. Griffin is one of those writers who sets his novel before you in short! fierce! stop-for-nothing scenes. Before you know it! you’ve gobbled it up.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “If God is truly in the details! then Griffin must be the pope of police procedurals. What’s amazing is that all these factoids don’t slow down the story’s considerable momentum for a minute. Nor do they keep Griffin’s gritty cops from convincing us of their individuality.” —Publishers Weekly “Fans of Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels better make room on their shelves. . . . Badge of Honor is first and foremost the story of the people who solve the crimes. The characters come alive.” —TheGainesville Times “Speedy plotting! lively entertainment.” —Kirkus Reviews “Griffin’s books sell millions. They deserve it!” —Houston Chronicle Informationen zum Autor W.E.B. Griffin is the author of seven bestselling series: The Corps! Brotherhood of War! Badge of Honor! Men at War! Honor Bound! Presidential Agent! and Clandestine Operations. He lives in Fairhope! Alabama! and Buenos Aires! Argentina. William E. Butterworth IV has been a writer and editor for major newspapers and magazines for over twenty-five years! and has worked closely with his father for several years on the editing of the Griffin books. He is the co-author of several novels in the Badge of Honor! Men at War! Honor Bound! Presidential Agent! and Clandestine Operations series. He lives in St.Petersburg! Florida. I [ ONE ] West Rittenhouse Square Center City Philadelphia Thursday, January 5, 1:55 P.M. “Target is moving,” the man behind the wheel of a white Chevrolet panel van called back through the partition after reading the burner phone’s text message. “Get ready.” The driver—a short, small-framed, skinny male in his mid-thirties who wore faded blue overalls and a black woolen knit cap—had parked almost an hour earlier at the curb in front of the iconic Smith & Wollensky steak house. After walking around the van and placing two reflective orange safety cones at the front and rear bumpers, he had returned to the driver’s seat and waited for the signal on the throwaway mobile telephone. The position gave him an unobstructed view twenty yards up the red-bricked drive to the valet kiosk and the entrance of The Rittenhouse, a high-rise that housed a five-star hotel and ultra-luxury condominiums. If Center City was considered the wealthiest section of America’s fifth-largest city—and it unequivocally was—then The Ri...
