Noir, gripping thriller about the power of abuse and the dark deeds what create the monsters. Or who truly is a monster?

Ben Sawyer is a cop with damaged good name, as once he has been brutal when cuffing the killer. And everybody has thrown him under the bus. So he returned with his family to his hometown to work on the local police station under his father in law. But Lars had a stroke and Ben his not in favour with the new boss. And his new boss is not a good guy.

Harlan Lee is free from prison based on a good behaviour - bud the good behaviour is not in his plans now. He is on a killing and manipulating spree to get his revenge. And one of people to hurt is Lars Norgaard - Ben's father in law, the father of Ben's wife.

Thrilling read! There is a little mystery, but a whole lead of intensity and crossing fingers for the good guys to fight the good fight! And they need it, as their adversaries are more than capable and have a whole lot of power. Yes, you got it right, there is more than one bad guy and maybe the convinced killer is not the worst among them.
And the book is more than 'fast&furious' kind of read (and it IS a wild ride!) - it goes deeper and questions the origin of the badness and the question of responsibility - you abuse the power you have, you create a monster. And you may suffer the consequences. Which may be fine with you (but mostly it is not), but the innocents may (and will) suffer as well.

As for the characters - personally I loved a sidekick character of Tia Suarez, tough-as-nails young cop and friend to Ben. I am sure that without her help, dedicated friendship and fire within nothing good would happen for the good guys. She is literally a firestarter and rightly so.
I also liked Harlan, somehow. Mind you, he is not a good guy. But under any other circumstances, he might be.
Ben, the main character, might grow a bit of spine much sooner! He needed a good push from Tia and I hold it against him. But his weakness is also the human part of him. He is not perfect. Aren't we all?