Ex-KOP

"It's been more than a year since the events of KOP, and Juno Mozambe is still leading a life as shady as the crime-ridden colony world of Lagarto he calls home. His friend, the old chief of police Paul Chang, is dead and any hope of having an honest police force died with him." "Juno's ex-partner, Maggie Orzo, may be the last honest cop; she has been promoted steadily in the homicide squad. But recently she's been partnered with a hulking steroid fiend named Ian Davies, whose investigative methods rely more on muscle than good police work. Maggie calls Juno in to help with a particularly troubling case: a convicted suspect, a young girl named Adela, is on death row for murdering her parents. Adela maintains her innocence, and Maggie has recieved an anonymous tip that she's not the killer." "Juno could care less about Adela, but his wife is in the hospital and desperately needs a transplant to stay alive, so he takes the case for the money and tries to extricate himself quickly. But Juno's investigation has already attracted the killer's attention. and while his wife's condition gives him a reason to keep searching, it also makes her an easy target for anyone who wants to shut down Juno. He's going to have to find the killer fast, because this time Juno's put more than just his own life in jeopardy."--BOOK JACKET.