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About Measured Deception: A Nick Blaine Mystery

From the real life experiences of an award winning LAPD detective comes the riveting novel Measured Deception. Justice doesn't always come to those who seek it. Sometimes, in this world, justice is denied... After twenty soul bending years as a detective with the LAPD, Sergeant Nick Blaine thought he knew evil. That was until he came across the murder of Ainsley Brown, a charismatic young gay man trying to live unapologetically in 1980s Los Angeles. Popular on the social scene, Ainsley was beloved by all but one man. The man who loved him so much he would rather see Ainsley dead than with another. Yet, the murders don't stop with Ainsley Brown. Before he's able to catch his killer, Nick Blaine will find himself taken from the streets of L.A. to the bayou of Louisiana and back again, all while hot on the heels of a killer. Having suffered heart-breaking loss, Blaine must not only solve the case, he must also figure out a way to find comfort and solace in a world determined to let his demon chase him. With every step Blaine and his faithful partner in crime, Detective Phillips, find themselves falling deeper into a cesspool of murder, drugs, and sex. Will they be able to stay afloat? Retired LAPD detective Richard E. Kalk is a jack-of-all-trades. After a long and storied career in law enforcement he went on to found the LAPD Historical Museum in Los Angeles. He has also co-starred in a number of Hollywood blockbusters including the award winning The Onion Field with Ted Danson and James Woods and The New Centurions with legend George C. Scott and Stacy Keach. T. Ann Pryor is an award winning writer and author of the popular essay collection: All I Need to Know I Learned from the Golden Girls available on Amazon and other places you buy books.

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