For The Love Of Champagne

J. Monroe Adams

Sinossi

City streets break the weak. The vice and violence compel men and women to swear an oath to protect the most vulnerable in society.
 
To swim amidst the criminal tide, a police officer needs courage and conviction. To thrive in a department corrupt to the core, a police officer needs to think and move like a criminal.
 
Two men, Billy Tanarat and Samiel Deboch, operate on opposite ends of the planet, yet are connected by their positions... and the deadly games played by their superiors.
 
Soon, destinies collide and ancient tales and dark rituals come alive, unveiling a world where nothing is as it seems, and where old superstitions awaken to challenge the brave and the corrupt alike.
 
This book contains graphic sex, violence and graphic language, and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

Disponibile da: 19/03/2024.

Lunghezza di stampa: 260 pagine.

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