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Bad: A Riveting Crime Mystery
In every police officer's career, lines must sometimes be crossed-finding one's way back is the hard part. Payden Beck's, and his partner Bryan Verrill's, first big case ends badly in court, putting a vicious child murderer back on the street. When he sees the opportunity to ensure the criminal who got away never harms another soul, he must decide how far he'll go to get justice for the victims. Some lines should never be crossed, even when they must be. EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the third novel in the multiple-award-winning "Payden Beck Crime Thriller" series, from the same author who brought you such greats as fiX , Home , and Missing Pieces . And be sure to check out the previous books in this 10-30 , and Dormir .
304 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 2021
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Michael Golvach
30 books13 followersMichael Golvach a freelance writer, living in Grayslake, Illinois. He is a child of a non-digital age, an award winning author of several books, screenplays, and many short stories.
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May 19, 2022
In every police officer's career, lines must sometimes be crossed; lines that blur the definitions of good or bad, legal or illegal. It's finding one's way back that's the hard part.
Payden Beck's and his partner Bryan Verrill's, first big case ends badly in court, putting a vicious child murderer back on the street. When he sees the opportunity to ensure the criminal who got away never harms another soul, he must decide how far he'll go to get justice for the victims. Some lines should never be crossed, even when they must be.
Number three in the multiple-award winning Payden Beck Series, leaves no doubt that "Bad" by Michael Golvach, follows in the steps of "10-30" and "Dormir" as an intriguing episode in the life of a police detective who constantly struggles with the angels and demons that battle within him —while he battles outwardly with the scum that live in the gutters and toilets of his town. Golvach is adept at defining and revealing the good and the bad within characters that every reader can identify with short paragraphs, dialog, and an absence of explanatory detail. His writing style is in your face, cutting no slack, with the words of everyday people while pulling the reader into a world beneath the reality seen every day, but perhaps unrecognized. Crime fiction is best when it's dirty, when it digs deep into the innermost cavities of man's inhumanity to man, the injustices of the justice system, and ultimately the victory of good over evil regardless the duration or impact of the fact that the next battle is right around the corner. Michael Golvach is at the top of a short list of the very best crime fiction authors.
Payden Beck's and his partner Bryan Verrill's, first big case ends badly in court, putting a vicious child murderer back on the street. When he sees the opportunity to ensure the criminal who got away never harms another soul, he must decide how far he'll go to get justice for the victims. Some lines should never be crossed, even when they must be.
Number three in the multiple-award winning Payden Beck Series, leaves no doubt that "Bad" by Michael Golvach, follows in the steps of "10-30" and "Dormir" as an intriguing episode in the life of a police detective who constantly struggles with the angels and demons that battle within him —while he battles outwardly with the scum that live in the gutters and toilets of his town. Golvach is adept at defining and revealing the good and the bad within characters that every reader can identify with short paragraphs, dialog, and an absence of explanatory detail. His writing style is in your face, cutting no slack, with the words of everyday people while pulling the reader into a world beneath the reality seen every day, but perhaps unrecognized. Crime fiction is best when it's dirty, when it digs deep into the innermost cavities of man's inhumanity to man, the injustices of the justice system, and ultimately the victory of good over evil regardless the duration or impact of the fact that the next battle is right around the corner. Michael Golvach is at the top of a short list of the very best crime fiction authors.
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