OHIO 10

Columbus, the capital of Ohio, is the setting for this crime story about police officers who must decide where their loyalties lie. Detectives who want to do the right thing are pitted against officers who do not, and both groups operate inside a city where corruption reaches into the government itself. The team's task is nearly impossible: keep their integrity intact, stay alive, and hold the whole city accountable, from the streets to the top.

The story follows a diverse group of Columbus detectives. Among them are Everett, a former soldier who is trying to keep his job from costing him his family, and his partner Cole, who is careful and respectful even in the grim settings of their work. Their investigations begin in the coroner's cold autopsy room, where a murdered woman's injuries suggest a deeply personal motive, and quickly lead into a larger, more dangerous network.

The book is a gritty, character-driven police story. Its tone is blunt and often profane, and it deals with murder, emotional strain and the pressures of a corrupt system.