Part of Butch Karp, book 11
First published 2000
Chief assistant district attorney Butch Karp watches New York's criminal underworld explode into violence as the Italian Mafia clashes with a powerful Chinese gang. The Chicago Tribune calls Karp and his wife Marlene Ciampi "the most interesting pair of characters in the suspense genre," and this case tests them like no other. Marlene works as a private security consultant while Butch prosecutes the city's worst criminals. But when their twelve year old daughter becomes a target in the escalating gang war, everything changes. The couple must navigate the most dangerous crossfire of their careers. Professional duty collides with parental terror as both crime organizations prove willing to destroy an innocent child to win their battle for control of the streets.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, parental-terror
Setting: New York
Period: Contemporary
544 pages · Mass Market Paperback · HarperTorch
Content warnings: violence