Synopses & Reviews
Matthew Worth is a mess. Somewhere between a good cop and a bad screwup, he botched a marriage and a career. His fellow officers think hes a joke. His commanders are tired of cutting him breaks. Even his wife has left him for a flashy homicide detective. Busted to night patrol at a robbery-prone Omaha supermarket, Worth is doing time, wearing his uniform and asking shoppers if they want paper or plastic. If that isnt enough, he suspects he might be falling for Gwen, the shy checkout girl who may be an even bigger mess than he is. It couldnt get any worse. Until it does.
When Gwen comes to him one night scared and desperate for help, Worth discovers just how far hes willing to go to protect and serve. The next thing he knows, hes driving a stolen car with a corpse in the trunk, a pistol in the glove box, and no way to turn back. Everything he doesnt know could get them killed. And things havent even begun to get messy yet....
Synopsis
Working night patrol for a local supermarket, down-on-his-luck cop Matthew Worth finds himself in over his head when he comes to the assistance of Gwen, a shy checkout clerk at the store, suddenly on the run in a stolen car with a gun in the glove compartment and a corpse in the trunk. Original.
About the Author
Sean Doolittle is the author of four novels: The Cleanup, Rain Dogs, Burn (winner of the gold medal in the mystery category of ForeWord Magazine's 2003 Book of the Year Award), and Dirt (an Amazon.com Top 100 Editor's Pick for 2001). His short stories have been collected in Plots With Guns and The Year's Best Mystery Stories 2002. He lives with his family in Omaha, Nebraska.