Peter Holub

Cody's Obsession: a Thriller Peter Holub

     Don Cody is a Harlem street cop with a cowboy reputation. When a daring arrest of a machine gun toting killer leads to a reprimand from his boss, Cody explodes in a fit of anger and agrees to transfer to a quiet, bedroom precinct with little to do but watch the azaleas grow.
     Living in a quiet house in that quiet precinct under the name of Howard Davis, is Warren Knox, one of thirteen governors of the Devon Lodge, a centuries-old, secret criminal enterprise with satanic roots.
     Cody and his new partner, Dawn O'Connell, respond to a report of an alarm ringing at that quiet house and discover a dead body lying on an upstairs office floor. The crime scene looks like a home invasion robbery, until Cody stumbles upon a hidden room containing devil worship paraphernalia. The room also contains identification in the name of Warren Knox whose passport indicates regular visits to Great Britain.
     When two million dollars' worth of cocaine is discovered in a closet, Santos Panzarella, the lead detective, pegs the murder as a high level drug deal gone bad. Seeing little chance of solvability, he barely works the case, focusing instead on his on his more solvable cases.
     Cody refuses to accept the drug hit theory and follows a few tenuous leads on his own. His private investigation lands him in Devonshire, England, within view of the Devon Lodge. Despite his efforts, he can find no evidence linking the group to the killing. Reluctantly, he admits that it's time to end his investigation, but his nosing around has gotten more attention than he thought. After three attempts on his life, he realizes he's been marked for death.
     Now, Cody's life depends on taking down the killers and destroying their organization. But how does he convince his superiors that a group of British devil worshipers are out to get him? The only other person who believes Cody's theory is Dawn, and she insists upon covering his back, in spite of his efforts to keep her out of danger.
     Follow their moves as they fight to survive against an organization that is as powerful as it is evil.