Ace of Diamonds

"Bodies are piling up in Franklin as young people succumb to a deadly new opioid called Ace of Diamonds. When the police chief is implicated in the murder of a local dealer, the investigative lead falls to straight-arrow police officer Matt Riley. With few options at his disposal, Matt persuades heroine addict Cody Ware to go undercover as a confidential informant to infiltrate the cartel and stem the flow of drugs into their small western Pennsylvania town. Overcoming a mutual dislike, the two men work closely together. But, as Cody traces the local pipeline to Pittsburgh, its shrewd and calculating boss lays a trap that could cost Cody his life. And, further south, El Animal works from his lavish estate in Mexico to solidify his control of the cartel, leaving a trail of bodies from Mexico to Texas and beyond. While fighting Ace of Diamonds, Matt and Cody are also fighting their own personal demons. Matt, a former Marine who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan, struggles with PTSD. Cody continues to struggle with opioid addiction and nearly relapses. Lives are shattered as vicious drug lords fight to maintain and expand their empire and Matt and Cody dig in to protect their town"--