Third book installment of the gritty Bluesuit Chronicles series. It's 1970. Vietnam veterans like Roger Hitchcock, a former medical student, Golden Gloves boxer, and Army medic return home o a self-made mess of drugs, crime and societal breakdown. Hitchcock tables his plans to return to medical school to help his town and country by becoming a cop. Only a month after completing his probation, Hitchcock and a fellow officer face the consequences after their involvement in the first gunfight in the city's history, killing two suspects who ambushed them. Though the fallout is horrific, Hitchcock and the three brother officers close to him press on. Based on actual events in the 1970s, Valley Of Long Shadows is a fast-paced, gripping journey for fans of true police action and procedures.