Kevin Flynn is the author of two books: the recently released novel "Rock Creek," a mystery thriller set in Washington, D.C. in 1952, and "Relentless Pursuit," a non-fiction work about a horrific murder case and its impact on two families. Both books were inspired and driven by two things: his love for the city of his birth, and his work of 35 years, prosecuting violent crimes in the nation's capital. Kevin tried almost 30 murder cases, investigated hundreds more, and was instrumental in dismantling multiple criminal street gangs. His work brought him into daily contact with the best and worst aspects of human nature, and those experiences have provided him with the sensibility and perspective that is infused in his fiction and nonfiction writing.

Part murder mystery, part political thriller, "Rock Creek" is an epic work of historical fiction set in Washington, D.C. It's the most important city in the world in 1952, but at its heart it's still a small Southern town deeply divided along race and class boundaries. With big themes, bigger characters, and enduring spirit, "Rock Creek" expertly weaves an evocative tale in small, ineffable moments, telling the story of what happens to those who try to cross D.C.’s dividing lines.

Emily Rose is a beautiful Capitol Hill staffer with a tragic past, rooted in the Holocaust, that she can never quite seem to escape. She's dumped and abandoned in Rock Creek Park, a lush urban wilderness with its own haunted history. Shane Kinnock is a homicide detective at the lowest point of his life and career, still shell-shocked from the war and scarred by loss. He sees the prospect of redemption in the mystery of Emily’s death, but he'll find that her story draws him close to insanity.

Race and intolerance, injustice and protest, publishing and politics, sex and ambition, gambling and government: "Rock Creek" brings to life a time and place that are so distant, yet still seem so close.

“Flynn combines the best of noir detective fiction with spartan, affecting prose … It’s a riveting whodunit with surprising twists that call to mind the works of Raymond Chandler. An affecting and compelling crime novel.”
– Kirkus Reviews