Blue Justice by Illona Haus
In her grittiest, heart-stopping third installment of the Kay Delaney series, Kay and her partner Detective Danny Finnerty are faced with a terrifying case that hits far too close to home: the abduction of a young detective by what appears to be a serial rapist. In the midst of the biggest crime wave ever to hit the city and with little to go on, their full-out investigation leads them down a horrifying path that uncovers twenty years of brutal rapes, torture and murders.
And as the clock ticks on their fellow officer’s life, their hunt takes them from the seedy streets of Baltimore to the deep backwoods of the Catoctin Mountains in western Maryland, directly into the clutches of a sadistic killer who defies everything Kay thought she knew about the most twisted side of human nature.
"[Haus} shows a veteran's skill." -- Baltimore Sun
"An impressive new voice in crime fiction." -- Ed McBain
Illona Haus announced her arrival in the world of crime fiction in the spring of 2005 with her acclaimed debut Blue Mercy – a gritty, edge-of-your-seat psychological-thriller featuring tough and savvy Homicide detective Kay Delaney. Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Haus’s novels are populated with compelling characters, made genuine by her personal connections and experience with the city’s Homicide Unit over many years.
It is Haus’s bold and unique voice, her unflinching eye for detail, and her cutting-edge research, that make the Kay Delaney series a world that is both intensely authentic and horrifyingly dark.

