"I immensely enjoyed The Blue Monster. Mike Roche knows the world he writes about. His will be a strong new voice in crime fiction." Michael Connelly, N.Y. Times bestselling author of the Lincoln Lawyer and Harry Bosch novels. "The Blue Monster is a solid crime novel by newcomer Mike Roche. It's filled with authentic dialogue and scenes that make the reader feel like they're right there. Roche delivers the goods." Jim Swain, bestselling author of the Tony Valentine series. For Tampa Detective Kate Alexander, a call to the murder scene of a teenage girl rips at her heart. The killer is free due to an acquittal by Judge Judith Levy. In revenge of that verdict, the judge's family is now the hunted. A seemingly isolated double homicide at a cheap motel leads Kate Alexander to focus on a psychotic and deranged suspect. In a cat and mouse game, the killer eludes capture as he seeks retribution against the judge. Kate places her own family in peril as she tracks the cunning criminal in a race against time. Enjoy a heart pumping emotional thrill ride as evil attempts to evade justice.