Det. Brian McKenna Novels
3 primary works
Book 4
Dan Mahoney writes compelling police thrillers as only an NYPD veteran could--with the gritty, authentic detail and gut-wrenching action that have earned him comparisons to William J. Caunitz, Joseph Wambaugh, and Robert Daley. His previous three novels, "Detective First Grade," "Edge of the City," and "Hyde," have garnered the highest praise from reviewers and readers alike, proving that when it comes to police thrillers, Dan Mahoney is no rookie.
"A gripping police thriller...absorbing exotic background and richly developed characters." -- "Publishers Weekly"
"Succeeds wonderfully...A superb effort from an emerging master of the genre." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
"A satisfying police whodunit...Mahoney doesn't sell his readers short...He keeps the action moving." -- "Chicago Tribune"
Book 6
Cisco Sanchez, a talented but volatile NYPD detective, has long struggled with personal and professional troubles, but recent successes on the job and a new love promise to make life sweeter. Then, gang members kill Cisco's girlfriend. Grieving and bitter, Cisco wants revenge. His search takes him into the uncertain territory of Chinese organised crime where he discovers secrets that go deeper than the murder of one woman.
Book 8
New York City. A wealthy businessman meets a violent fate in his elegant, carefully-secured home in Queens. Two drug dealers are murdered in a Brooklyn no-tell motel room. Several men are found riddled with bullets and nails on a little-traveled road beneath FDR Drive. And soon thereafter, a church, a synagogue, and a mosque find bags of cash waiting at their doorsteps-all from a vigilante who signs himself "Justice."
NYPD Detective First Grade Brian McKenna and his partner, Cisco Sanchez (the self-described world's greatest detective), are assigned to find the elusive killer that all of New York City is rooting for, a man of supreme technical skills, physical power, and intelligence, who always seems to know every move the police will make before they make it. Justice is executing drug dealers, helping the police close unsolved cases, providing those in need with stolen drug money, and creating a nightmare for the police commissioner, the mayor, and the two detectives.
As McKenna and Sanchez work to try and outsmart the vigilante and discover his next victim, they also must find out who is helping Justice in his quest for revenge.
"Justice" showcases fascinating investigative detail, wild action, and Dan Mahoney's trademark humor in a terrific police thriller.
NYPD Detective First Grade Brian McKenna and his partner, Cisco Sanchez (the self-described world's greatest detective), are assigned to find the elusive killer that all of New York City is rooting for, a man of supreme technical skills, physical power, and intelligence, who always seems to know every move the police will make before they make it. Justice is executing drug dealers, helping the police close unsolved cases, providing those in need with stolen drug money, and creating a nightmare for the police commissioner, the mayor, and the two detectives.
As McKenna and Sanchez work to try and outsmart the vigilante and discover his next victim, they also must find out who is helping Justice in his quest for revenge.
"Justice" showcases fascinating investigative detail, wild action, and Dan Mahoney's trademark humor in a terrific police thriller.