CRIMINAL PROSECUTOR

The Fight for Yakima

Twenty-four-year-old Joe Creed, fresh from college in the 1970’s, and raised in a conservative Catholic family, was hired as a downtown foot patrolman. After attending the police academy, his foot beat included numerous bars, adult bookstores, pool halls and businesses. Stockman’s Bar, which was visited by just about every pimp, harlot, drug dealer, thief, robber, and pervert that prowled the area, was Joe Creed’s unofficial precinct. It was a half block from The Alaska Corral Topless Bar, the second most visited place for thugs and murderers. The wild street action, combined with a labyrinth of old Chinese tunnels under the city, put the young officer on a steep learning curve, and made the downtown foot beat a challenging place.
In a shocking development, the county prosecutor bought and moved his family into a killer’s home, in an attempt to buy the killer’s silence.
Foot Patrol Officer, Joe Creed, with the help of an FBI agent, and the testimony of the slayer, exposed the dishonorable county prosecutor and his corrupt connections, resulting in two major, lethal encounters.

Small Town, Big Problems, and Brave Men

While most Americans are quite familiar with big-city crime, they are largely unaware of the problems that small towns can face. Problems that are sometimes even worse due to a combination of corruption, mismanagement, and the unfounded belief that ‘it can’t happen here in Mayberry’. But it does, and Vik Kusske has done an excellent job of chronicling his adventures as cop in Yakima, Washington, where he dealt with drugs, prostitution, murder, and yes, even the Mafia. An educational read presented in an easy-going style that will make you sympathize with his main character and open your eyes to a whole new world that exists just beneath the surface of respectability.

Love the history

I’m not sure fiction or fact but absolutely loved reading about some of the history of our great town.

Don’t bother

Interesting plot that had potential, but was crippled by poor writing. The killing blow was administered by awful narration.