Mickey is a patrol officer in a Philadelphia neighborhood struggling with high rates of opioid addiction. Her sister, Kacey, lives on those same streets, trapped in a cycle of drug use and homelessness. When a series of murders targeting women begins, and Kacey simultaneously disappears from her usual corners, Mickey conducts an unauthorized search for her sibling. The narrative tracks her investigation through Kensington's crisis, detailing systemic police corruption and the historical fractures within her own family that led the sisters toward opposite sides of the law.
Readers of procedural mysteries and social realism will find a technical look at how addiction impacts municipal infrastructure and family dynamics. This book appeals to those who want a crime story rooted in the contemporary American opioid epidemic rather than stylized violence. The reader finishes the story with a clear map of the sociological barriers facing both law enforcement and those living with substance abuse disorders, alongside a resolution to the central missing person case.
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
