Where justice wears scars—and sometimes fights dirty.

Meet Judah Hammer, a reformed enforcer trying to walk the line between power and redemption. Meet Sam Sharpe, a battle-scarred private investigator still chasing his demons while chasing down the truth. Together, they navigate the underbelly of Towson—a city riddled with corruption, missing children, criminal empires, and lives left in ruin.

This gritty noir series blends emotionally raw characters, razor-sharp dialogue, and propulsive mystery plots with an unforgettable sense of place. Each book thrusts Hammer and Sharpe into new moral mazes—from child abductions to hospital coverups, identity theft to dismembered victims—and forces them to confront not just the city’s darkness, but their own.

Tough, vulnerable, and deeply human, Hammer and Sharpe are the beating heart of this hard-boiled saga where right and wrong often bleed together—and justice doesn’t always come clean.

Fans of Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, and the best of HBO crime drama will feel right at home.

Start reading—and enter a world where every truth has a cost.