First published 2010
Dante Mancuso walks a precarious line between his work for The Company, a shadowy security firm, and his desire to escape that world. When his latest assignment brings him back to North Beach for his estranged father's funeral, he enters the fading Little Italy of his youth. The funeral becomes more than a family obligation. Dante must navigate his duplicitous relatives, reconnect with his ex-fiancée, and deal with former colleagues from the San Francisco Police Department. Detective Frank Ying pursues him, determined to uncover the secrets Dante guards. Caught between The Company's dark demands and the unresolved conflicts of his past, Dante finds himself in an increasingly dangerous game. The deeper he goes, the more lethal the stakes become. This confrontation will test everything he thought he knew about loyalty, family, and survival in a city where old grudges never die.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-drama, redemption
Setting: Little Italy, North Beach, San Francisco
Period: contemporary
320 pages · Kindle Edition · Minotaur Books