On the Ladder of Humanity: 1 (The Humanities Saga) - Tapa blanda

A people's politician. A housewife. An ex-gangbanger on the righteous path. And they've all been killed. When Benjamin Ochoa is murdered at an overpass bus stop above Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway, homicide detective Jolene Hartley finds herself trudging through two past cold cases, revealing more about them than her current investigation. The perplexing circumstances lead Hartley into the deaths of each victim as she tries to find a common thread between each and thus shine some much needed light on her jumbled investigation. Hartley, a stunningly beautiful, extremely focused officer, wades into Chicago on a hunt for a murderer that has resurfaced after five long years. An old fling and a jealous partner lend a hand throughout the investigation, churning up clues and tensions as Hartley tries to focus on her goal: Find her common thread before her killer does.

Ryan Jennings Peterson stumbled upon the joy of reading and writing at an early age. His first book he created in grade school: A collection of original Christmas stories and illustrations put to paper and given as a holiday gift to his grandparents. In the summer of 2011, Ryan completed his debut novel, On the Ladder of Humanity, a detective thriller following his heroine, Jolene Hartley, into the twist and turn world of murder. Ryan's second novel, On the Edge of Greed, was completed just months later, with a third untitled novel in the works.