Undercover Junkie: Chasing Highs, Confronting Killers, and Unraveling in the Chaos

IN THE UNDERBELLY OF KANSAS CITY'S MOST LETHAL STREETS, ONE COP DESCENDS INTO A NIGHTMARE OF ADDICTION, BETRAYAL, AND LOST IDENTITY IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.

Detective Brent Cartwright seemed to have it all loving family, a promising police career, and a future full of possibilities. But the grind of everyday police work left him craving a deeper rush, bigger challenges, and higher stakes. His solution?

Join the elite undercover unit, where he could chase the city's most dangerous criminals. But what started as a mission to do "real police work" transformed into a spiraling journey that would cost him everything.

Undercover Junkie is a raw, gut-wrenching plunge into the harrowing world of undercover policing where the boundaries between law and lawlessness blur. As Brent disappeared deeper into his alter ego-a street-hardened addict named Ricky-he became intoxicated by the chaos and the high of living on the razor's edge.

Through high-stakes gun deals, drug operations, and the constant threat of being exposed, Brent's descent into darkness is as gripping as it is devastating.

More than a memoir, Undercover Junkie is an unflinching account that challenges the culture of silence that claims far too many of those who answer the call to serve, laying bare how a toxic environment can exact a toll on even the bravest among us.

As Brent's story proves, without the proper safeguards, our heroes must sometimes sacrifice their own humanity in the name of duty, and the cost can be unimaginable.