Adam Plantinga Books in Order

Veteran patrol officer Adam Plantinga shares lessons from the unpredictable routine of police work. His observations explore danger, practical judgment, difficult encounters and the physical and emotional demands that seldom appear in fictional portrayals.

Adam Plantinga examines American policing through his experience as a working officer. Discussing investigations, violence, racial profiling and community relationships, he explores the job’s contradictions and considers how officers and the public might improve their interactions.

Imprisoned after intervening in a corrupt town, former Detroit cop Kurt Argento is trapped when a security failure frees violent inmates. He must lead civilians, including the governor’s daughter, through six dangerous floors to the roof.

Retired cop Kurt Argento reluctantly investigates after a woman seeking her missing husband disappears with her son. The search exposes a heavily armed Arizona town and a conspiracy that tests his understanding of justice.

Living under an assumed name in South Dakota, Kurt Argento intervenes when men pursue a teenage Syrian refugee. To protect the boy, he heads west, confronting hunters determined to obtain whatever their target knows or carries.