Redemption Road by John Hart

A small town in North Carolina where a detective who was sent to prison for a murder is now getting out on parole. The teenage son of the woman he supposedly killed is coming to gun him down. Another detective, who is herself on the ropes for "overshooting"suspects in a violent kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl, is caught trying to protect all of them. Liz is broken and she tries to mend by taking care of other broken things - the newly released detective, the teenage rape victim and the troubled teenage son trying to take justice into his own hands. Being under investigation herself for unnecessary violence doesn't stop Liz from trying to clear Adrian's name and find the new killer. And then a grisly discovery is made that will change everything. Rock solid thriller with bad politics, corrupt officials and lovable broken characters that you want to mend.