Part of Michael Bennett, book 11
First published 2018
Detective Michael Bennett receives what appears to be a routine tip about criminal activity in Upper Manhattan. The call leads him into a trap. Someone wants Bennett dead, but the ambush fails. Another officer falls instead. The attack signals something larger at work in New York City. Two rival cartels are waging war over the lucrative opioid trade, and Bennett stands between them and millions of dollars in profits. The cartels know where Bennett lives. They know about his family. One of his children suffers a suspicious injury. A string of murders begins across the five boroughs. Each killing bears the same distinctive mark. Bennett recognizes the work of a professional assassin who uses disguises and misdirection. Bennett mobilizes his best investigators to track the killer. Every lead dissolves into nothing. The assassin exploits the confusion, turning one of Bennett's own officers against him. Then the killer targets another family member. Bennett realizes the attacks are personal. He must decode the assassin's true motives and discover how he fits into a larger conspiracy before he becomes the final victim.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Manhattan, New York City, Upper Manhattan
Period: 21st-century
303 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence