Dichotomy

Jenson, a master criminal, has a plan to steal several billion dollars, but first Leah, one of his gang of thieves wants revenge. She sets a large paddleboat on fire to kill the man she believes is responsible for her lover’s death and a botched robbery in Seattle. It was supposed to be a small fire, but it involved several decks and other people were killed.

Linda Mathews-Kertchbaum has returned to work after her ordeal with Robert Johnson. She has also married Peter and they had a baby girl. She is working as the lieutenant on Thirty-two Engine, the first due apparatus to the paddleboat fire. She can see the flames from blocks away and once on the scene asks for additional alarms. After her initial report, it was time to lead her crew into what had become the bowels of Hell, for the initial attack.

Malcolm Greene is now a full time Fire Marshal and is assigned the boat fire to determine if it is an accident or arson, along with his partner, Rich Mathews

Four days later, the FBI raid a building where they have received a tip that terrorists are holed up and have made sarin gas. Thirty-two Engine is one of the Haz Mat rigs and it is Linda’s job to stand by to decon any police or FBI and then go into the sarin gas environment and decon that.

Two police officers die in the raid, and that brings in Homicide Lieutenant Stan Jaworski. When the FBI try to freeze him out, he says he’ll call Vice President Thomas about the incident. The FBI relent and allow him to continue.

Jaworski is convinced that there will be another terrorist attack and that the sarin gas will be used as a diversion for some other crime, but he has no idea what that crime will be. As he and his partner investigate, he doesn’t realize that in the end it will all tie together in a manner none of them would have ever considered.

If you like action, especially firefighting action, mystery or police procedure, Dichotomy is the book for you. As with Misdirection, you will be able to read the first 20% for free before you buy it.