Hidden Danger

"In his debut novel, Patrick Vitullo, presents a psychological narrative that explores themes of obsession, racism, sexism, police brutality and vigilantism in the backdrop of a Philadelphia gentlemen's club that is the intersection of two male characters and one female character. The intersection of the three people results in a Kafkaesque result that must be read to be believed. Hidden Danger is the story of an insurance claims' manager's dogged pursuit of a suspected corrupt law enforcement officer who advances a fraudulent workers' compensation claim allegedly due to a "suicide by cop" confrontation with a woman dressed in black on a Saturday evening. From there, the story evolves into a psychological murder mystery of obsession, greed, and racial hatred. Its denouement can leave some cheering while others will be questioning the use of force in multiple settings by its characters"--