The Alchemist- 9780553172409

The Alchemist is a respected chemist who has conjured up a substance worth its weight in gold--a synthetic designer drug as potent as cocaine or heroin and twice as dangerous, because its unique chemical formula is perfectly legal. Caught in the crossfire between a desperate Mafia chief and two ruthless drug lords, the undercover police task force must step outside the law to crush the impending crime war, risking being lured so far out from behind protection of their badges that there is no turning back.