Blood Ties Volume II: The Blood and The Badge By Sam Whitfield An American Instinct Pulps Collection The blood runs deeper. The stakes cut sharper. The Russo brothers are back—and this time, the line between law and crime has all but vanished. Detective Michael “Mikey” Russo has sworn to serve and protect. His brother, Tony Russo , swore an oath of silence to the family. But in a city where justice bleeds into vengeance, neither oath comes cheap. Blood Ties Volume II: The Blood and The Badge continues Sam Whitfield’s modern pulp crime saga—where loyalty, corruption, and family collide in a world soaked in neon and gun smoke. This explosive second volume features four gripping novellas and three hard-hitting short stories , each peeling back a new layer of the Russo crime dynasty: 🔥 THE BADGE AND BLOOD When a Tampa detective’s case turns personal, Mikey Russo faces a deadly ultimatum—follow the badge, or protect his brother’s life. 🌆 HEAT IN PHILLY Tony Russo heads north to settle an old score in the City of Brotherly Love—and discovers brotherhood has a price. 🕶️ THE GHOSTS OF GIRON A Cold War mission gone wrong resurfaces in the modern day, tying the Russo family to the deadly secrets of Miami’s past. 💀 BLOOD IN TWO CITIES The Russo brothers face their reckoning when the past catches up from both coasts—New York and Tampa. Blood will spill before the night is through. 💣 PLUS: Three short stories from the American Instinct Pulps vault , featuring new allies, old enemies, and the ghosts that haunt the Russo legacy. Gritty. Violent. Unapologetically human. Blood Ties Volume II cements Sam Whitfield as one of the bold new voices in modern pulp noir—where every family has secrets, and every city has its price. “Blood Ties brings a pulp paperback feel to the crime story. Vivid characters and tense conflicts. Sam Whitfield gives the reader a modern take on classic mafia fiction.” — Terrence Leyhew , author of the Mitch Meyhew Pulp Adventure Series Perfect for fans of Don Winslow, James Ellroy, and Michael Mann. Read the saga. Feel the heat. The blood never lies.