THE CONFIDENTIAL
Dante Falconieri lives in the murky shadows, assigned to the dirtiest undercover job of all … trapping cops on the take from crime lords.
Dante is the guardian who guards the guardians.
But who guards Dante, the lone wolf and the wild card?
He’s cynical and disillusioned. His promotion’s stalled. He craves to return to the narcotics stings that made him the finest of Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. He’s weary and needs a vacation. His cop-on-cop busts have led him to mistrust his bosses, their bosses, his closest partners, district attorneys, and the Joint Federal, State and City Task Force to which he’s assigned for the biggest sting of all.
His trophy girlfriend needs much more than his DEA pay check can buy. And what comfort he has left – this all-consuming passion for Mina – is threatened by his code of secrecy, his unexplained, mysterious midnight disappearances from her bed at a bleep of his phone, and his shallow pockets.
His mind and his devotion to justice are showing cracks as subtly visible as those that felled the House of Usher.
Can Dante himself be trusted, or can he be turned to the dark side by the very villains he’s dedicated his life to putting behind bars … or consigning to hell? They’re trying hard, and disheartened Dante is a desperate man. Open to temptation?
Author John Bray is a 17-year NYPD vet, who retired as a lieutenant, attorney and prosecutor in their internal disciplinary system. He became a crime lawyer before becoming a full-time author. He knows what makes the man who is coded by investigation-hardened insiders as ‘The Confidential’.
This Byzantine tale of intrigue and cunning deception twists and turns at every flip of the page, building to a climax that will leave you wiser -- wise enough to be scared stiff. Dante is a beautifully flawed anti-hero … an irresistible character you’d never want to meet, but who you can’t wait to read more of.
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Intrigue, mystery, police procedural, corruption, betrayal, loyalty, suspense, crime, espionage
