PriorBadActs

NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTamiHoagreturnswithathrillerthatbeginswithashockingcrimesceneyou’llneverforgetandfollowstworelentlessdetectivesonamanhuntthatendsinachillingconfrontationwiththeessenceofhumanevil.Itwasacrimesobrutal，itchangedthelivesofeventhemosthardenedhomicidecops.TheHaasfamilymurdersleftascaronthecommunitynothingcanerase，buteveryoneagreesthatconvictingthekiller，KarlDahl，isastart.OnlyJudgeCareyMooreseemstobestandingintheway.HerrulingthatDahl’spriorcriminalrecordisinadmissibleraisesapublicoutcry—andputsthejudgeingravedanger.WhenanunknownassailantattacksJudgeMooreinaparkinggarage，twoofMinneapolis’stopcopsarecalledupontosolvethecrimeandkeepthejudgefromfurtherharm.DetectiveSamKovacisashard-boiledastheycome，andhiswisecrackingpartner，NikkiLiska，isn’tfarbehind.Neitheronewantstobeonthiscase，butwhenKarlDahlescapesfromcustody，everythingchanges，andaseeminglystraightforwardcasecartwheelsoutofcontrol.Thestakesgoevenhigherwhenthejudgeiskidnapped—snatchedoutofherownbedevenasthepolicesitoutside，watchingherhouse.NowKovacandLiskamustnavigatethroughamazeofsuspectsthatincludesthestepsonofamurdervictim，ahusbandwithasecretlife，andaroguecoplookingforrevengewherethejusticesystemfailed.Withnotimetospare，thedetectivesarepulleddownastrangedarktrailofsmokeandmirrors，wherenooneiswhotheyseemandeveryoneisguiltyofPriorBadActs.FromtheHardcoveredition.