The next three compulsively gripping novels in the Detective Jimmy Parisi mystery series step up the action and intrigue in this must-have collection.

From dangerous drug-lords running amok in the late 70s, to terrorist attacks the day after 9/11, Detective Jimmy Parisi has a long career of battling Chicago's most hardened criminals.

Gritty, raw and dark, the shockingly violent realities of kidnapping, the drug trade and murder are brought to life in Laird's highly-reviewed series.

Praise for Thomas Laird:

"More tightly knit than his even more grisly debut." Kirkus Reviews

"It's always good to get in at the start of something major. And I think that Lieutenant Jimmy Parisi ... could be very major indeed. The publishers have come up with a winner here." Mark Timlin, Independent

Thomas Laird has several short stories published in US literary magazines and a collection of short fiction called Blue Collar and Other Stories, also published in the US. He teaches creative writing, literature and composition in central Illinois.