Broken Windows

by Henry Hack

A veteran NYPD homicide detective must choose between his sworn duty to arrest murderers and his desire to finally see law and order restored to his beloved city.

Detective Danny Boyland, contemplating retirement, gets assigned to a special forty-man task force formed to solve a wave of brutal murders and maimings sweeping across the city. The victims are perpetrators arrested for low-level quality of life crimes who are released back onto the streets because of New York's "No Cash Bail Laws." The developing evidence points to a group of law enforcement personnel as the likely perpetrators who claim they are the last best hope to restore law and order to the lawless city. Danny is now faced with an age-old dilemma – murderers are murderers and should be brought to justice, or does the end justify the means?

287 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 7, 2022

About the author

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.