Join the investigation of a drive-by shooting and a gang getting help from within the ranks of the police department.
Detective Jake Stalb and his partner, Detective Cheryl McCoy, respond to a report of a drive-by shooting. Arriving on the scene, they discover they have two victims. A young boy appears to be the intended target and an older woman may be only an innocent victim of the crime. Neither victim can be identified. But there may yet a third victim; the woman was seen with a six year old girl before the shooting, but now the girl is missing. After returning to the police station, Jake gets a shock when he realizes the boy reminds him of a bully and a killer from his past. Jake now has to track down the killer, find a missing child, and deal with memories he thought he’d buried as a teen-ager.
It’s not long before Jake discovers, through his own gut feelings and the concerns of his partner and the patrol team helping on the case, that the gang to which the killer belongs is receiving help from within the department’s ranks. Jake realizes he has more than a homicide to solve, he now has to discover how deep the inside operation goes. Jake also learns, through comments made by the insiders and the shooting suspects, that he’s a marked man. After hearing the name and the threat, Jake is able to put the name with a face. Doug Sylvester is the bully from Jake’s past who is seeking revenge against Jake and will stop at nothing to kill him.
Jake is not a man who believes there is a supernatural power influencing his life; however, that’s all about to change. An avowed atheist from a young age, he learns miracles do happen.
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For James Patterson fans
Sheila Myers is awesome! Detective Jake Staub is a character to love. The character and plot development are great, but the ending is the best I've ever read in any book or have ever seen in any movie. Detective Jake: The Search for Truth is an emotional roller coaster that took me on a trip that I will never forget. One scene had me laughing so hard, I had to stop reading until I settled down. Other scenes were tear-jerkers. My anticipation would grow more and more as I turned the pages. This is a lot more than just a crime story. It delves into love, friendship, deception, and a man's struggle against God. When bad things happen to good people, it causes Jake Staub to hate religion and God. The author's subtle way of bringing the supernatural into this story is just enough to cause the reader to question our purpose in life. I believe that James Patterson's fans would enjoy reading Detective Jake: The Search for Truth. - Scott Meade, Author of Twisted Christians
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Jake's troubles started at a young age when a tragic incident left a loved one dead. He witnessed the person who did it, but was too late to do anything to stop it. Though it was no fault of his own, Jake always felt a good portion of guilt and lived his life trying to overcompensate for something for which he had no control.
Once he becomes detective, the job that he was meant to do, and meets the woman of his dreams, his life starts to have meaning, until other circumstances bring all that he desires to a screeching halt. This book will keep you on your toes the whole time, with a persistent need to know what will happen next. While this is a suspenseful crime story, it goes deeper than that, and introduces some emotional scenes, as well.
I loved it so much; I plan on buying the next one in its series as soon as possible! This is a real page turner. I highly recommend it!
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