{"product_id":"a-tempest-dropping-fire-edward-j-leahy-9781685136789","title":"A Tempest Dropping Fire: A Kim Brady Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Author Ed Leahy introduces a deep, strong dose of how fragmented humanity can be, whether seeking justice, witnessing crime, or enjoying the simple perverted joy of ruining people's lives.\" -C. Hope Clark, \u003cem\u003eThe Edisto Island Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoments after Kim Brady finishes her first half-marathon, shots ring out, and three of her fellow detectives, all African-American, are hit, two fatally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no one from Brooklyn South available, she commences the investigation, finding a witness who identifies where the shots came from but who also claims to be descended from a Knight Templar. The media immediately speculate that the shooter is a white nationalist, but Kim refuses to jump to conclusions, and the description provided by her witness leaves room for doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mayor, in a primary fight for re-election with civil unrest mounting, heaps pressure on the NYPD to solve the shooting as soon as possible, but he is faced with a re-emergence of his feelings for Kim and a jurisdictional turf war over the investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim must find an outside-the-box solution as well as keep the mayor at a distance. Her task grows herculean when two more cops are shot and killed in Brooklyn and two after that in Queens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer ability to work with multiple law enforcement agencies is put to the test, but everything's riding on her seeing what others won't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward J. Leahy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685136788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685136789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Edward J. Leahy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874489282815,"sku":"9781685136789","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-tempest-dropping-fire-edward-j-leahy-9781685136789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}