Fight Girl (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781662951312)

When Jessie Strick visits a small Ohio city she is tracking a Cleveland mob boss in order to kill him. Frustrated with her search she attacks the tyrant Mayor who is a Mafia cohort and cripples him. Arrested for attempted murder she hires a reluctant alcoholic lawyer. They instantly bond to fight city hall. It's election year and Jessie thinks if she challenges the mayor the mob boss will have to show up. Her campaign gathers support when the Mayor thugs are killed and Jessie gets credit. On election day there is short lived jubilation as Jessie wins then is shot and by a rogue FBI planted killer. Peggy thinks the mayor ordered it and gets a gun and kills him. Earlier Jessie confessed to Peggy that she killed the mobster for revenge. She also robbed him for a million cash that was intended for the mayor and gave it to Peggy. Peggy flees to Costa Rica. In a few months she learns Jessie's killer was a hit man for a Mexican cartel and that she with held info that could have saved Jessie's life. She now has a choice... enjoy the money and shut up... or go home and confront the FBI lies and go to prison. She decides she is duty bound to protect her client even if she is dead. She goes home.