Captain Butterfly

By Bob Leuci

In the New York Police Department, Monty Adams is the prince of pain. An Old Testament officer, he believes that God is wrathful, and that the police are the Lord's favorite weapon. The toughest cop in South Brooklyn, Adams isn't above bending the laws to suit his own personal sense of justice. So when his partner's nephew is snatched off the streets of Red Hook and molested, Monty doesn't bother making an arrest. On a snowy night in the dead of winter, he kicks the man's door down – and takes vengeance himself. That's the way things are in the Brooklyn South Command Office, and it's up to Marjorie Butera to make a change. A crusading female cop in a department that prizes brutal secrecy over the truth, she sets her sights on the worst the borough has to offer: the men, like Adams, who never hesitate to take the law into their own hands. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Release date: Jun 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781786690333

Bob Leuci

Bob Leuci began his career as an officer with the New York Police Department, where he worked with Frank Serpico on the corruption investigation that led to the Knapp Commission. His novels were heavily influenced by his time on the force and often deal with police corruption and gang activity in New York City. In 1981, after twenty-one years of service, Leuci retired to embark on his writing career, and went on to teach English at the University of Rhode Island until his death in 2015.