First published 1996
When a prominent psychiatrist receives a gruesome death threat, he hires private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Born and bred in the working-class neighborhoods of Dorchester, the duo knows the darkness that lurks in the hearts of the desperate. As they delve into the doctor's past, a trail of bloody executions emerges, each one more brutal than the last. With a ruthless Irish mob closing in, Kenzie and Gennaro must confront an evil more twisted than anything they've ever seen before. In this gripping crime thriller, the heroes risk everything to stop a killer whose motives run deeper than revenge.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Boston, Massachusetts
355 pages · Mass Market Paperback · HarperTorch
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder