Guppy Book of the Month - Exacting Justice - T.G. Wolff

Guppy Book of the Month

Welcome to the next 'Guppy Book of the Month' post!  I'm very excited about highlighting the books that I'll be receiving as part of my special Live Auction win at Malice Domestic 30.  Each time I receive a book, I'll tell a bit about it and also a bit about the author.  No promises as to when I'll get it read and my thoughts shared, but if it looks great to you, check it out at your local library or bookstore.  Some of these books will be debuts and some will be from authors already established.

Exacting Justice

by T. G. Wolff

1st in the De La Cruz Case Files

In the war on drugs, a deadly new front has opened… 

An unknown killer is waging a war on drugs. The murders are horrendous but with a silver lining—now stop signs are the only objects lingering on corners in the city’s toughest neighborhoods. Half the city calls for the police to end the killer’s reign. The other half cheers the killer on, denouncing the tactics but celebrating the progress police haven’t been able to achieve.

The gritty details of Cleveland’s drug underworld are nothing new to Homicide Detective Jesus De La Cruz. Two years earlier, Cruz worked undercover narcotics and was poised for a promotion that would have placed him in a coveted position within the drug organization. The deal went bad. Now he has a new face, a new job, and a new case.

The killer moves through the streets with impunity, identity still unknown. Demands for progress from his superiors, accumulated grief of the victim’s relatives, growing pressure from the public, and elevated stress from his family quietly pull Cruz apart. With no out, the detective moves all in, putting his own head on the line to bait a killer.

Image from Down & Out Books

T.G. Wolff is an author, but she's also a very busy civil engineer.  She writes in her spare time after spending her days trying to work at keeping our water clean and our communities safe.  She says that she knows she's not a cop or a lawyer, but she likes to give us a puzzle to solve.  She creates the crime, and then works backwards to give us the clues to solve it.  I love that because I know that I often read mysteries for the puzzle and I tend to analyze a lot as I go along.  I suspect I'll enjoy T.G.'s style of writing.  Exacting Justice is her first book, I believe.

T.G. wrote me a very kind note thanking me for being the winner of the 'Guppy' prize.  She also sent along a great carrier bag for 'all your great books'.  The bag includes a very cool logo of a 'wolf'.  Thanks so much for the book and bag, T.G.!  And best of luck in your writing!  Can't wait to 'solve the puzzle'!