Night of the Black Badge: Two Cops. One Dirty War. Trust Is Dead in Laredo Nuevo. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798298842389)

A rookie cop. A ghost unit. One night to put proof in the world.

In rain-soaked Laredo Nuevo, rookie officer Landon Pike finds a ledger that ties his late father to off-books work and cartel money. Hours later, his cousin turns up dead with photos meant to pull Landon into the war. The trail leads to Black Badge, a ghost unit that moves in the dark and leaves no names.

Landon teams up with Colt, a hard teacher with federal scars, Cassidy, a reporter who keeps the camera rolling, and Kateryna, an accountant who can read dirty numbers. They push through a kidnapping, a hospital ambush, a citywide blackout, and a tense server room heist. The goal is simple. Copy the truth. Seed it where no one can bury it.

Wyatt Strickland smiles while doors open for him. Jace Holloway slips the net. Landon learns what a badge costs and what kind of man he wants to be. The win lands. The war waits.

- Crime thriller with police procedural pace
- Organized crime, cartel pressure, and a border-town conspiracy
- Kidnapping rescue, hospital siege, and server room heist
- Gritty noir tone, rain and neon, clean ending with room for book two
- No graphic gore, no cheap twists, tight payoff

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Author: Elora Balze
ISBN-13: 9798298842389
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2025
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d