Matt Reeves has come home after a spending a few years travelling the world. Now he's joined the police force.
Not long after he finishes his training he's recruited to work undercover and is assigned to Wellington to find out why methamphetamine has been flooding the streets.
At first, he doesn't like the work. But during the investigation, he meets a bunch of street kids and befriends one of them, a girl called Charlie.
When tragedy strikes and some of the kids get hurt Matt helps Charlie. He starts to wonder whether he can make a bigger difference working undercover or going back to regular police work.
Street Smart is fast paced with lots of action.
Matt Reeves is the New Zealand Jack Reacher, and Street Smart is the first book in the Matt Reeves series.