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A forgotten promise. A cold case resurrected. A deadly conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep its secrets buried.
Sixteen years after a murder on Chicago's Green Line went unsolved, exiled detective Sam Laska returns to the city to confront the broken promise that has haunted him. As he delves into the dormant investigation, Laska discovers a former partner's suspicious death and narrowly escapes an attempt on his own life.
With danger lurking around every corner, Laska must navigate a treacherous web of corruption and deceit to uncover the truth binding the two cases together.
But powerful enemies are determined to keep their secrets buried at any cost.
Richard Rybicki, a former detective, retired from the Chicago Police Department in 2006 and moved to Florida’s gulf coast. The Pain Game, his first work of fiction, was published in 2016 and debuted the Sam Laska Crime Thriller series. Where the Road Leads and Bottom Feeder Blues continue the series. The Green Line, a Royal Palm Literary Award semi-finalist, is the fourth book in the series. He has also published a collection of short stories, The Suits, available as a Kindle ebook. Learn more, connect with the author, and sign up for the author’s newsletter at www.rrybickiauthor.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RybickiAuthor, and X, formallyTwitter, at @rybicki_richard