Grootka — Jon A. Jackson

Detroit--Murder City--is the right place to find a corpse. This time the body is "Books" Meldrim, pimp, snitch, and long--time denizen of the Library Bar. The finder is Grootka, retired cop, perpetual grouch, and a department legend for his bad habits and tough detective work.

Detective Sergeant "Fang" Mulheisen isn't sure whether or not to believe Grootka's crackpot theory that the killing is tied to the 1950s rape and murder of a pretty teen. But Mulheisen has two new homicides and an attempted assassination of the mayor on his hands. He doesn't have time for old cops or old crimes . . . until! Grootka straps on his ancient .45 and returns to Detroit's twisted back alleys to teach a younger cop the chilling truth: what goes around comes around. It stops only with your bullet or your life.