The Racket
“The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!”
CrimeThriller
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
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A bleak, morally compromised world where one good cop battles overwhelming systemic corruption. It's a tense, hardboiled descent into the rot of power, where integrity is a dangerous, lonely fight.
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