Justifiable Homicide

By B.J. Whalen

Book Overview

The True Administration of Justice is the Firmest Pillar of Good Government Inscription on the portico of the New York County Courthouse in Lower Manhattan All killers believe their actions are justified the exact moment they pull the trigger no matter what side of the law they are on. Juries are charged to mete out justice, but sometimes, a cop must take justice into his own hands. Justifiable Homicide, by BJ Whalen is a gripping tale of what can happen when the government fails to administer true justice. When justice is sacrificed for the sake of political expedience, NYPD Narcotics Sergeant Frank Gennaro and his beautiful rookie partner, Police Officer Marie Rinaldi are forced to disavow their oaths of office after Eduardo Noscar, a notorious Colombian drug lord incarcerated in an upstate jail, dispatches his country's most deadly assassin to New York City to kill the mayor and Sergeant Gennaro's brother, William Gennaro. At first the officers want justice, but as they discover more about the murder than the government wants to acknowledge, justice takes a backseat to revenge. Justifiable Homicide takes the reader from the drug ridden streets of the South Bronx to Alphabet City, from Roosevelt Avenue to Roosevelt Island, from One Police Plaza to a police station in Rouses Point, New York, from Sheepshead Bay to the East River, from Flushing Meadow Park to a French Restaurant in Montreal, from City Island to City Hall. It is a riveting police procedural/thriller like no other.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453667857
• ISBN13: 9781453667859
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

B.J.WHALENS BOOK "JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE" WAS AN EXCELLENT READ. NOT ONLY A GREAT STORY LINE, BUT HIS KNOWLEDGE OF POLICE PROCEDURES WAS COMPLETELY ON THE MONEY. I WAS SORRY THE BOOK HAD TO END BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS NEXT ENDEAVER. ANDY SOVIA / RETIRED NYPD

THE NEW CAUNITZ

THIS BOOK WAS SO EXITING I WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT DOWN. AS AN AVID READER OF THIS TYPE OF BOOK, IT WAS ONE OF THE FASTEST READS I HAVE ENJOYED IN MANY YEARS. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO ENJOYS AN ACTION PACKED VIEW OF THE NEW YORK CRIME SCENE AND THE COPS THAT WORK IT. I WILL ADD THIS AUTHOR TO MY LIST WITH SANDERS, PATERSON, CANNELLI AND WAMBAUGH.

At what price justice?

B.J.Whalen's Justifiable Homocide is a gritty work of fiction. It takes the reader to the streets of New York City for a glimpse at a world where the definition of justice is fluid. Inhabited by drug dealers, dirty cops and opportunistic politicians Whalens' N.Y.C. is frighteningly realistic. Centered around a plausible assassination plot, the story rapidly moves from scene to scene taking the reader on a tour of the underbelly of New York's drug scene and inside the N.Y.P.D.'s methods to confront the drug trade. While it is a work of fiction it accurately addresses the issues confronted by police officers fighting the war on drugs. Thoroughly researched and written in a style which will leave the reader craving more. This work is highly recommended.

Great effort

Quick paced, action packed story. An intimate knowledge of NYC and its neighborhoods. Police jargon used effectively and naturally. Waiting for the next one.

A riveting first effort!

I am nearly finished with the exciting new novel by B.J. Whalen and felt compelled to write an immediate review. To use a harried cliche, once I picked this book up, I could not put it down. The novel is action-packed, well written and fast paced. Furthermore, for a mass market novel, it is solidly accurate as to the procedures and practices of the NYPD. I try to avoid speaking in hyperbole, but this novel rivals anything written by Dan Manhoney or Ed McBain. Get yourself a copy and enjoy a good old fashioned cop novel.