Christopher Harlan

Jesse Christopher Harlan

From the bestselling author of the Young Adult novel "Away From Here" comes the 2nd in a 5 book series that follows the adventures of five NYPD detectives. Filled with action, suspense, true crime, and love stories, the New York City's Finest series will take you on a roller coaster ride (sometimes literally) through the five boroughs of the city. REVIEW BLURBS: "I believe Jesse's story is the best yet by Christopher Harlan..".". I was enamored by the characters and their struggle to put themselves back together while trying to protect others around them...this book easily captivates your attention through its vivid and eloquently written details.""It was beautifully written from start to finish."SUMMARY: In Jesse, the second of the New York's Finest series, Jesse McMann and Haddie O'Neil meet again in the most unlikely of coincidences. After a chance encounter reignites their attraction from last year, their lives quickly become intertwined in ways that neither could have expected when they first met. Haddie is a woman starting over. After a failed business and a series of poor relationships pushed her from California to New York, she's now rebuilding her life in Queens. A year after surviving a near fatal encounter, she takes a job working at a shelter for at-risk teens, not realizing the danger she may be putting herself in. Enter Detective Jesse McMann: Calem Walter's former partner, Jesse is dealing with the lingering impacts of PTSD from his experience in the military, while simultaneously doing some of the hardest work of his career. Transferred to the Queens gang unit from Manhattan homicide, he may have encountered a group of criminals more extreme than he is. Can he overcome the ruthless danger posed by the gangs?The events of book 3, Quinn, will be set in Brooklyn.*NOT suitable for readers under 18. Contains real crime situations and mature themes and language that are not appropriate for those under 18. Please do not read if under this age.