Twenty-Seven Calls – John Scheck
My new novel in available on Amazon
Escaping one of Philadelphia’s most blighted neighborhoods
through U.S. Army military police training, Elizabeth Owens rises to become a
detective in her hometown’s police department.
But her career is quietly sabotaged by James McMillan, a wealthy real estate
mogul she once arrested for assault. Now stuck in the Domestic Violence
Unit—one of the department’s least desirable assignments—Owens fights to
protect victims in a system that often fails them.
After a haunting triple murder, Owens and her partner vow to step in when
victims make twenty-seven unanswered calls for help, starting with a serial
abuser linked to a missing woman.
As Owens digs deeper, she uncovers McMillan’s ongoing campaign against her and
evidence tying him to the disappearances of multiple women. With the help of
her partner, a crusading lawyer, and McMillan’s abused mistress seeking
revenge, Owens devises a bold plan to take down the untouchable billionaire
once and for all.
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About John Scheck
I’ve lived in four countries on three continents. In no particular order, these include Lower Queen Anne in Seattle; the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, during a university exchange program; the Glyfada area of greater Athens, Greece, as part of my short and distinguished service in the U.S. Air Force; and now the Ruzafa neighborhood in sunny Valencia, Spain, is home.
