Derrick Dreadlow: Oahu: The Gathering Place

By Julien Rapp

Derrick Dreadlow is a Detective from New York City. Except for two years in California attending Berkley, he has always lived in New York City. He had expected to live and die there. His family has lived in the city for generations. A family of cops. He was the first however, to rise to Lieutenant.Then his wife of three years was murdered. Overnight, his world turned upside down and inside out. The FBI is investigating her activities, and by extension his. His career is going into a tailspin as he becomes distracted and obsessed with finding his wife's killer. And even worse, he begins to question himself. Who was his wife? Why didn't he see that she had a secret life? Had he lost his ability to be a good cop? If he had? What was left? Being a cop is all he knows. It is who he was. He is making rookie mistakes that could get both he and his partner killed. His captain issues an ultimatum. Get his act together, or risk suspension. Reluctantly he agrees to take some time off. His ex-wife suggests a change of scenery. Hawaii. He leaves New York to take a step back and regain perspective. He can only take so much of paradise. Of doing nothing. He is asked to look into a case that no one has time for. It could be an opportunity to get his edge back. The chance to solve a crime with none of the responsibility. As he adjusts, he makes new friends and finds himself caught up in life and crime in paradise.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483900622
• ISBN13: 9781483900629
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"