In the Midst of Death

Jerry Broadfield thinks he¿s a good cop. But now he¿s been charged with extortion¿and his former buddies in the NYPD would like to see him laid out on a morgue slab for squealing to a committee on police corruption. Suddenly, he¿s got a lot of enemies, and when a dead call girl turns up in his apartment, his troubles get even bigger. Broadfield screams ¿setup,¿ but nobody believes him¿except ex-policeman, now unlicensed PI Matthew Scudder. Because Broadfield turned traitor, no cop is going to give Scudder any help with this investigation; so Scudder is on his own. But finding a killer among the stoolie cop¿s sleazebag connections is going to be as difficult as pouring a cold beer in hell¿where some of Broadfield¿s enemies would like to see Scudder if he gets himself in too deep.