Reflections in a Dragon's Eye - (Baltimore Pd Reflections) by Bradley Harper & Lydia Galehouse (Paperback)

About the Book

One life will be saved, one life...will not. Detectives Mankiller and Ruiz must confront each other, and their consciences, to decide what price a witness's soul? Before the serial killer strikes again, should the ends justify the means?

Book Synopsis

Would you give up your soul to the dragon to stop the next murder...?

KO Bannon thinks he saw something bad, very bad that New Year's Eve on the shimmering waters of the Baltimore Harbor. Homeless, adrift, and cold, KO is paralyzed with fear, certain that if he tells, the dragon he saw will surely catch him and end him.

Women are dying in Baltimore. A particular kind of young, blonde, innocent victim. And Detectives Mankiller and Ruiz's only lead is a washed-up, drunk ex-boxer who once went toe-to-toe with Sugar Ray Leonard. A man now talking about a dragon. How can they probe and interpret the memories of a drunkard? How far can they-should they-push the old man to find out what he thinks he saw while in the cocoon of a bottle?

Marty Hightower knows what they say about keeping your enemies close. Afraid of what the street bum might have seen that night under the firework-lit sky, he recruits him into his company's new rehabilitation program. KO Bannon might have been clever in the ring back in the day, but he will surely be susceptible and let slip what Marty needs to know to control him. Like the estranged daughter and grandson, who will provide the perfect safety net to stop Bannon from helping the police.

Marty will stay hidden, safe in the shadows, before he lures the next woman to him and experiences the ultimate high of watching the light of life leave her eyes...

The paths of the witness, the cops, and the murderer will inevitably collide if what is right stands in the way of saving the next life. Set in the streets and around the waters of Baltimore and perfect for fans of James Patterson, Stuart MacBride, and Michael Connelly, this atmospheric police thriller posits how far the ends should justify the means.

"The alleged dragon is the grandest mystery...Readers get a frighteningly careful murderer." - Kirkus Reviews

Review Quotes

"The alleged dragon is the grandest mystery...[in] a measured crime story that deftly forefronts its indelible characters."

- Kirkus Reviews

"A killer story with a moral core. In Reflections in a Dragon's Eye, downed hero KO Bannon, former boxer and current bum, seeks redemption but risks his soul-and his life-to help desperate detectives racing to catch a multiple murderer on the snowy streets of Baltimore. Evil and desperation ride both sides of the law, fighting furiously to a deadly finale in the icy waters of Baltimore's Inner Harbor."

- Mark Bergin, former detective, author of Apprehension, finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award

"Bradley Harper and Lydia Galehouse have crafted a tale as harrowing as it is heartwarming. Reflections in a Dragon's Eye is the first in their "Reflections" series. It holds the promise of more adventures in the lives of Baltimore cops Mankiller and Ruiz, as well as more thrills from the solid writing partnership of Harper and Galehouse. May there be many more stories like this one."

- John DeDakis, writing coach and author of the Lark Chadwick mystery-suspense-thriller series

"In Reflections in a Dragon's Eye, authors Bradley Harper & Lydia Galehouse have crafted a mystery novel that is both clever and intelligently rendered. What begins as a whodunit rapidly transcends into a deftly woven tale of psychological suspense, after a grisly bayside Baltimore murder is witnessed by an unreliable transient. The authors' keen eye for historical detail and investigative realism adds a depth and dimension throughout the narrative that holds the reader rapt--and wrapped up-in the unfolding story. Reflections in a Dragon's Eye is everything one could want in a compelling crime procedural: masterful writing, fascinating characters, and a plot whose twists will have you turning pages well into the wee hours to unveil its thrilling conclusion. Well done, Mr. Harper and Ms. Galehouse-this is a wonderful and entertaining suspense thriller!"

- Baron Birtcher, Los Angeles Times bestselling author of Reckoning