Code Black

by Joe Peters, Bill Fleming

Winner of the 2016 Indie Excellence Award for Crime Fiction! When terrorists apparently strike one of Boston's MBTA transit stations during the famed St. Patrick's Day parade, the onslaught of federal and state officials turn the city into a chaotic police state. Only a veteran transit cop, jaded by his memories of growing up in the shadows of Boston's forced busing and desegregation, knows the The enemy is not some international terrorist cell but the politics and hubris that continually pit the haves and have­-nots against each other in one of the country's oldest and most ­congested cities. Code Black delves into the many contradictions that shape wealth and poverty, liberal and conservative, academia and working-class, and even black and white. Recipient of third place in the 2015 Public Safety Writer's Association contest, Code Black is an historical fiction thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

450 pages, Paperback

Published July 2, 2018

About the author

There are (at least) two Joe Peters represented by the assortment of books that Goodreads has assigned to the name "Joe Peters." Until Goodreads gets around to sorting one Joe from the other, make the best of what you can.

Reviews

[Maryellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this novel about the tube in Boston while going to and from night school on the MBTA. The authors have an excellent working knowledge of the shady politics and inner workings of the city. The story is filled with great characters and has several twists and turns and I look forward to the next novel about the underbelly of the Athens of America.