by Chuck Hogan
First published 2010
Neal Maven returns from Iraq and joins fellow veterans in a dangerous new mission: robbing drug dealers across Boston. The money flows fast, but Maven grows suspicious of their leader's true motives. Worse, he finds himself drawn to the leader's girlfriend, a former model battling addiction. Each job becomes more perilous as the crew attracts deadly attention. A sharp DEA agent closes in from one side while ruthless Jamaican assassins hunt them from the other. When the operation collapses spectacularly, Maven discovers the full scope of his leader's betrayal. He launches a solo campaign to undo the damage, knowing that survival is far from guaranteed. His quest for redemption will cost lives, possibly including his own.
Genres: fiction, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, redemption
Setting: Boston
Period: Iraq
312 pages · Hardcover · Scribner
Content warnings: addiction, violence