Book 2 of 8 in the Danny Boyland Series a gripping NYPD detective procedural you can start right here. Two bodies. Two words carved in CASES CLOSED When a golfer stumbles onto two mutilated corpses on a Long Island fairway, NYPD Homicide Detective Danny Boyland and his partner, Virgil "Spider" Webb, are called in and they quickly realize the victims were wanted men, tied to the torture-murder of a governor's own daughter. The case should end there. It doesn't. The evidence points straight at Santino "Sonny Slick" Abbate, a mob boss and the governor's childhood friend and drags up two more murders committed thirty-four years earlier. Now the governor faces an impossible pardon the man who committed them, or let him die and risk exposing a secret that could end his career. Written by a 22-year police veteran and forensic expert witness, Cases Closed delivers the authenticity of a real case file with the tension of a courtroom drama. New to the series? Start with Danny Boy, or jump right into the case with Cases Closed both work as an entry point.
Henry Hack served for twenty-two years in the Nassau County, NY Police Department rising to the rank of Inspector. He commanded the Scientific Investigation Bureau and was qualified as an expert witness in several forensic fields including blood, narcotics and trace evidence. He also commanded the Eighth Patrol Precinct in Levittown for four years. His academic credentials include a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Adelphi University and a Master’s in Criminal Justice from Long Island University. Henry is a lifelong New Yorker, born and raised in Queens, and currently resides in coastal North Carolina with his wife, Lorraine.
This was a great book from beginning to end, especially the end. It was a little violent in places but was necessary to the story. I highly recommend this book.