Crime and Punishment #21

When George Sitts kills a liquor store clerk during a 1945 robbery in Minnesota, he wounds himself in the struggle and sets off a desperate manhunt across the Black Hills. As police close in, Sitts turns violently on the lawmen pursuing him, leaving a trail of blood that draws every cop in the region into a relentless chase. This rapid-fire account captures Sitts' kill-crazy flight from justice and the mounting toll of his rampage.

Detective Bill Harrison faces a puzzle locked in silence: two dead men hold the key to a major payroll heist, and the only way to crack the case is to trace the shadowy trail of the criminals they once worked for. By interviewing those connected to the deceased and piecing together fragments of the past, Harrison must uncover who masterminded one of the nation's biggest robberies—before the truth is buried forever.

When Danny Kipp confesses to being the Phantom Killer—the masked murderer terrorizing the small city of Pittston—Police Chief Bradden finds himself wrestling with doubt despite overwhelming evidence: eyewitness testimony, Kipp's own eager admissions, even a deadly confrontation with officer Red Kogan. But Bradden's instincts won't let him rest, and a closer look at the case uncovers a startling possibility that could change everything. A veteran cop's hunch becomes a race against time to expose the truth before an innocent man takes the fall.