“Rotten Cops and Revenge”: A Review of Deadly Enterprise, by Kevin G. Chapman
(A Mike Stoneman Thriller, KDP, 2019). ISBN: 9781700401083 Several months ago, I had the opportunity to read and review the first book in this five-book series, Righteous Assassin . I was impressed with the author’s depth of research and craft in deftly working within the narrow tropes of the serial killer police procedural to create a high-stakes, page-turning, still-something-new narrative featuring well-rendered characters and an interesting villain. I closed the review with my hope that future books would further illuminate the tough, veteran detective that is the hero of the novels, Mike Stoneman, and Chapman does not disappoint. In this second novel, the serial killer is replaced by a set of shadowy rogue cops who are operating a drug and prostitution ring out of a seedy hotel. This, the author tells us at novel’s end, is based on a true story where the ringleader was generating two million dollars a year from a similar operation. If you have seen The Batman , you know...