First published 2011
Detective Abe Glitsky sits in the police payroll office, banished there after helping convict Ro Curtlee of rape and murder ten years ago. The Curtlees own half of San Francisco through bribes and intimidation. When Ro walked into that courtroom a decade back, his billionaire family made sure everyone who put him away paid the price. The jury foreman lost his job. The prosecutor saw her career derail. Glitsky got demoted to pushing papers. Now Ro's lawyers have won him a retrial and he walks free again. Within a day, flames consume the home of the trial's key witness. Her burned body lies in the ashes. A second fire kills another person from the original case. Glitsky knows Ro is settling scores, but proving it means going up against the Curtlee money machine and their bought media. With no solid evidence and bodies piling up, Glitsky faces a brutal choice between his safety and justice.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, underdog
Setting: San Francisco
Period: Present Day
394 pages · Hardcover · Dutton
Content warnings: violence