Nemesis (The Badge and the Pen Book 1)

Nemesis (The Badge and the Pen Book 1)

<b>The body count is rising…</b><br /><br />When psychopath Daniel Moxley makes his escape while being escorted to Broadmoor high security prison, he sets off on a trail of bloody revenge, leaving police forces throughout the north of England floundering in his wake.<br /><br />Moxley’s paranoia has him seemingly selecting victims at random.<br /><br />The only thing they have in common is the gruesome nature of their killings.<br /><br />Police, prison warders and even old ladies have been the target of Moxley’s cold-blooded murder spree.<br /><br />When Detective Inspector Vinnie Palmer is assigned to the case, Moxley decides that he too must die, but not before he has led him from one blood-soaked scene to another. <br /><br />Among his victims is Vinnie’s offsider, Detective Constable Rob Hill, who he discovers has his own dark and destructive secret that rips Vinnie’s life apart.<br /><br />With the help of Moxley’s psychiatrist, Vinnie delves deep into the man’s criminal past and uncovers a history of corrupt police, sexual coercion and gaol brutality.<br /><br />But when Vinnie closes in on Moxley and takes the law into his own hands, he ends up suspended and stripped of his police powers.<br /><br />Determined not to let Moxley escape justice, Vinnie continues his pursuit of the maniac as a private citizen.<br /><br />He teams up with determined television reporter Christine Jones and together they pursue Moxley north to Scotland and back again.<br /><br />But the killer always seems to be one step ahead, leaving a trail mutilated bodies in his wake.<br /><br />Lured on by Moxley’s taunts, Vinnie discovers that it is his own wife – a fellow police worker – who has been an unwitting aid in Moxley’s deadly deeds.<br /><br />As a result, his suspension is lifted in time for him and Christine to gain full police support and finally confront Moxley in a terrifying final encounter.<br /><br />But is it too late?<br /><br />The action-packed and full of gruesome detail, <em>Nemesis</em> is Roger’s first story in the new Badge and the Pen series that features detective inspector Vinnie Palmer.<br /><br /><b>Roger A Price</b> is a crime fighter turned crime writer who spent more than thirty-one years in the police force. He served across the UK, Europe and the Far East before retiring as a detective inspector in charge of a covert undercover drugs unit that achieved national acclaim.