"The Second Girl"

"The Second Girl" is a novel by David Swinson who is a retired Washington Metropolitan Police Department detective.  This novel features Frank Marr who is a decorated former police detective in Washington, D.C. who retired early and supplements his retirement income working as a private eye for a female defense attorney. 

Although Marr is a good detective, his secret is that he is a longtime drug addict and, so far, he's managed to keep that secret from even those closest to him - not that there are that many who are close to him! 

While Marr is watching a group of young men selling drugs, he accidentally happens upon a young woman they have captive in their home.  He frees her and becomes an instant hero to the community and her parents.  When another family who knows this family asks him to investigate the disappearance of their daughter almost a year ago, he reluctantly accepts because he suspects she may already be dead or sold off into sexual slavery.  What follows is a wild ride through the drug world. 

It's a good read which I think I picked up off the library's new book shelf.  "Crime Song" is the next book in the series by Swinson and I'm going to look for it next. pazt