Reviews

Dr. Kwei Jones Quartey - Award-winning author of the Darko Dawson and Emma Djan Investigations Series

This novel moves like a freight train through a tunnel, and you know you'll be out of breath on the other side. Trueheart is quite nuanced -something going on beneath all that bravado. He might seem flippant, but that just covers up a fragility he wants to protect. In reality, he really is a true heart, and his cause is real."

Dr. Nolan Higdon -University of California, Santa Cruz

This book is not just a thrilling read, but a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the fight for justice in the face of overwhelming odds.

Damien Hunter - author of The Madrinega Missiles

Superb…a masterful tale of a gritty urban reality that has all too often gone ignored by today’s news media: the hidden epidemic of missing and trafficked women of color in Oakland, California and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The People’s Detective reads as though taken from today’s headlines, because it was. With the meticulous detail only a trained academic scholar turned novelist could bring to bear, Nicholas Louis Baham III has woven a gripping noir thriller of contemporary sexual slavery and political corruption set against the rich cultural tapestry and history of the City of Oakland. His hero, Sonny Trueheart, steeped in the tradition of Black American crime fiction, is a flawed and damaged ex-cop, and an alcoholic with an inability to control the violence in his heart. Detective Trueheart is also a man with a strong moral compass, allowing him, once confronted with a crisis, to find the strength to rise above his own demons to battle a pervasive evil and claim redemption for himself while helping the helpless, the victims of sex trafficking whom polite society has forgotten.

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Praise for The People's Detective