Public Enemy

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. In a gleaming 32nd-century metropolis, newly minted Public Police Officer Brad Raynor is trained to think like a psychologist, sociologist, and criminalist—but what he really wants is the kind of dramatic police work he has only read about in history books. His days are usually spent soothing domestic disputes and minor offenses in a highly regulated society where crime is treated as a problem for therapy and social correction, not punishment. Restless even as he prepares for marriage, Brad longs for a real case that will prove his blue uniform means more than routine order. Then a shocking call transforms boredom into danger: Will Howard has broken into the mayor's home, stolen money and a weapon, and murdered a public officer during his escape. Using advanced surveillance, brain-wave matching, and visual tracking, Brad launches into a relentless pursuit that tests both his skill and his discipline. He follows the fugitive from the edge of Earth's atmosphere to a suburban street and finally into a hidden apartment refuge, where the hunt becomes a tense, close-quarters confrontation. In this wry futuristic detective adventure, humane law enforcement meets high-stakes suspense as Brad fights to bring the criminal in alive.