Deadly Assets is the twelfth novel in the Badge of Honor series, written by W.E.B.

[3] This novel, set in Philadelphia, centers around a young police homicide sergeant, Matt Payne.

Payne, nicknamed Wyatt Earp of the Main Line, in past novels has been involved in spectacular and deadly shootouts with criminals.

In this book the level of violence in the city has reached a boiling point.

What the review said was, "Payne and his cohorts face long odds in a gritty police series that provides sociological comment but no easy answers.