A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE by Jordan Harper / Z-View
A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE by Jordan Harper
First sentence…
He tells them, “This place is a crime.”
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Jake Deal makes his living live-streaming nightly from L.A.’s dark, dangerous, crime-ridden hot spots. Jake takes his subcribers “live” to scenes of murders, crimes in progress, or whatever location that needs a police response. Jake’s car is loaded with a police scanner, cameras, wifi, and more. Jake planned to livestream the locations of the LA Ripper, a serial killer still on the loose. That changed when Jake was hired to follow and compile dirt on a list of powerful and influential folks.
Doug Gibson is a lawyer for the common man. Gibson’s clients are the under-served, the poor and the powerless. So you can imagine Gibson’s surprise when Eric Alger contacts him. Alger needs a defense attorney and wants Gibson.
Eric Alger became rich as the producer of tween television shows. Alger became even richer with his behind-the-scenes sex trafficking of youngsters. He also served as a conduit to others with similar tastes. Now Alger is behind bars. Alger says if he’s not released, he’s going to name names. If he’s going down, he’s taking rich and powerful sex deviants (like himself) with him.
Kara Delgado works for an underground concierge that gets the super-rich whatever they want. It could be the location for a private sex party, drugs, men, women, whatever the customer wants and can afford. When Kara’s best friend goes missing and her apartment is scrubbed clean, Kara decides to investigate.
When Eric Alger is found dead in his jail cell, Jake, Doug and Kara’s paths cross. Now they’re on the wrong side of powerful people with the money and contacts to make them disappear… and perhaps even the LA Ripper.
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Jordan Harper has another winner. A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE is a great follow-up to EVERYBODY KNOWS and gets my highest recommendation.
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