Deadly Assets

Philadelphia already has one of the highest murder rates in the country, and now the number of homicides has climbed to a record. Every new killing widens the rift between the police department, the mayor's office, and the Citizens Oversight Committee, with each side looking for someone to hold responsible.

The loudest voice in that fight belongs to Reverend Josiah Cross, a former drug dealer turned activist. He aims the public's anger at one man: Matt Payne, a twenty-seven-year-old homicide sergeant. Payne becomes a target in more ways than one, and the death threats begin to arrive.

While he deals with the backlash, Payne notices a strange pattern running through a string of killings that look unconnected. Following it means working through public outrage that is aimed at the wrong person, and the case may be the only way out. If he loses the thread, his reputation and his career are at stake, and so is his life.

Deadly Assets is part of W.E.B. Griffin's Badge of Honor series, which follows the Philadelphia police.