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After 22 years
in New Jersey's East Orange Police Department, including 12 years as a sergeant, Keith D. Hinton also felt compelled to speak
out against the egregious conduct in his own department. Having made his decision to go public, Hinton found himself exposed
to personal threats and a climate of fear and loathing: "I wanted people to know what's going on in many police departments
all over the country," says Hinton, "because I believe the American public has no idea of the extent of criminality that actually
goes on." Hinton said that he became a target of an intense smear campaign, adding, "If it could happen to me, it could happen
to anybody." Kieth D. Hinton is the co-author of Midnight Blue.
According to
the book description of MIDNIGHT BLUE, it “is a work of fiction, set in New Jersey. It is composed of part crime drama
and romance narrative, centered on the life and actions of the protagonist Khalil Petersen. Petersen is a sergeant in a police
department corrupt by greed of those in power. However, because he is a clean cop and loyal to the law that he has promised
to uphold, Petersen has become the target of revenge for those forces he has tried to rid the system of. Petersen is working
on a rape/murder case of a 15-year-old runaway, which takes place on New Year's Eve. He has also rekindled the love he had
for a woman from his college days by the name of Athena Gibson. MIDNIGHT BLUE is written in the third person which aids the
readers to become more involved in the story as they experience the thoughts and emotions of each of the characters, allowing
for different perspectives. Finally, MIDNIGHT BLUE is a detective drama that includes several story lines into a story of
the triumph of one sincere and honest cop in his professional and personal life. This book is a must-read for those who enjoy
crime narratives with a romantic subplot.”
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