JA Konrath: September 2008 Archives

Denver author Warren Hammond is well known for the gritty, futuristic detective novel KOP, and its sequel Ex-KOP. By taking the best of classic crime noir, and reinventing it on a destitute colony world, Warren has created some uniquely dark tales of murder, corruption and redemption.
 
In his recent hardboiled science fiction thriller, Ex-KOP, former colony policeman Juno Mozambe is barely getting by as a low-level bagman and photographer for the scandal rags. But it gets worse: his wife is in critical condition and Juno doesn't have the money to pay her bills. Desperate for cash, Juno agrees to help his ex-partner, Maggie Orzo, solve a difficult case. A young girl sits on death row, accused of brutally murdering her own parents. She's confessed to the murders, but Maggie isn't buying it, so she sends Juno out to get some answers.