Valorie (Val) Dawes, a rookie cop, has been on duty less than two years and has already fired her weapon multiple times—with two fatalities. As a rookie, she faces the usual harassment of any younger cop by older policemen as well as the rampant sexism in her department, particularly by her nemesis, “Tackle Box” Simpson. Her fellow cops are reluctant to partner with Val because so many of her partners have been injured while working with her.
In The Injustice of Valor (Valorie Dawes Thrillers Book 6), Val searches for a missing trans friend as the Covid pandemic wreaks havoc upon the world and the health care system and her boyfriend, Gil, leaves her to visit his ex-girlfriend, making her question his feelings for her as well as his fidelity. Her past comes back to haunt her as Ben Peterson, who’d repeatedly tried to date her during their sojourn at the police academy, accuses her of sexual harassment.
Author Corbin tackles difficult subjects such as pedophilia, childhood sexual abuse, sexism, workplace harassment, and right wing politics against gay and trans people into a fast-paced police procedural, keeping the Valory Dawes series en pointe with current events. Corbin also does a good job getting into the head of Val, a sexually-abused young woman finding her way back to trusting men.
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The Injustice of Valor (Double Diamond Publishing, March 25, 2025) is available through:
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You can read my review of Mother of Valor here.
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