Having come of age on the mob-controlled streets of 19608217;s South Philly, Detective Mike Coletti learned early to walk the fine line between cops and criminals. That skill served him well during his thirty-one years in homicide. But it never stopped the nightmares. The screams in the sanctuary still haunt him, the sound of the gunshots still torment him, and the truth of the Confessional Murders still speaks to him, if only in his dreams. Now, on the eve of Coletti8217;s retirement, the priest whom he arrested for the decade-old crime is about to be put to death, and in one final nightmare, Coletti clearly sees the truth. The priest is innocent, and it all comes to light when the real killer reemerges and embarks on a killing spree that turns Philadelphia upside down. To set things right and stop the execution of an innocent man, Coletti must catch a mysterious killer who now calls himself the Angel of Death. As the chase winds through art galleries and gritty streets, ancient prophecies and holy ground, the game intensifies, cultures collide, and Philly8217;s best detective is forced to face his nightmarish past8212;a past that could very well destroy him.
Detective Mike Coletti is no stranger to the Philadelphia streets, having grown up there and worked in homicide for three decades. But, as he considers retiring from the beat, the events surrounding a horrific series of crimes still haunt him, stalking him in his dreams. His nightmares become reality when the murderer resurfaces, proving that the man Coletti had locked away is innocent. Can this tough detective find the real killer before things get even more out of hand?
- Genre: Mystery + Crime, Fiction + Literature Themes, Fiction + Literature Genres
- Subgenre: General, Religion + Beliefs, Conflicts + Dualities, Types of Characters, Legal + Courtroom + Crime
- Publisher: Minotaur Books
- Pages: 294
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: September 13, 2011
- Date Published: September 13, 2011
- Author: Solomon Jones