South of Heaven

By James Ashe

South of Heaven opens with the kidnapping and horrific murder of an eight-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side. The murder rattled the entire city, and with it being a high-profile press case, investigators were under intense pressure to find a suspect and make an arrest.

Enter Detective Sergeant James Fitzgerald, who is tasked with investigating the brutal murder of the eight-year-old. Once a popular and pleasant Chicago detective, Fitzgerald regressed into a cold and callous alcoholic loner. He suffers from major depression-although he isn't self-aware-and binge drinks on a nightly basis to self-medicate. Fitzgerald is mandated to see a psychiatrist and participate in cognitive group therapy sessions as the result of a use of force incident that occurred several months earlier. Joining Fitzgerald is Detective Nicholas Russo, a high-profile, brash, and unpredictable wild card; and Detective Michelle Rodgers, a brilliant, compassionate, and capable eight-year Chicago Police veteran. When a second young girl's life is in peril, the Chicago detectives must act quickly as they are in a race against time to catch the killer and end the terrorization of an entire community.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GW96WBCS
• ISBN13: 9798902700357
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Fulton Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"