Part of Alex McKnight, book 9
First published 2012
A plane touches down on an abandoned airstrip in Michigan's Upper Peninsula under cover of darkness. By morning, five corpses lie scattered on the tarmac. Alex McKnight faces a more personal crisis when his closest friend Vinnie LeBlanc vanishes without explanation. Vinnie belongs to the local Ojibwa tribe and has never simply disappeared before. McKnight refuses to believe his friend could be mixed up in whatever brought death to that remote landing strip. A crime war is spreading north into their quiet corner of Michigan, bringing violence neither man expected to see in their backwoods community. When a mysterious outsider appears in town, McKnight realizes the danger runs deeper than random criminal activity. His search for Vinnie pulls him into a web of threats that could destroy everything he values. McKnight must choose between his own safety and his loyalty to the friend who may already be beyond saving.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, personal-crisis
Setting: Michigan, Upper Peninsula
Period: Contemporary
277 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: violence