by Stuart Woods
Part of Stone Barrington, book 13
First published 2007
Stone Barrington enjoys a quiet evening at Elaine's with friends until Herbie Fisher walks through the door. The atmosphere turns cold. Herbie Fisher lacks intelligence but possesses dangerous ambition. He convinces Bill Eggers at Woodman & Weld to represent him in a scheme targeting mafia boss Carmine Datilla. Stone wants nothing to do with either Herbie or organized crime. Eggers forces him into the assignment anyway. Stone must investigate Carmine "Datilla the Hun" and his criminal family. His ex-partner Dino helps with the dangerous work. Each step deeper into the underworld brings new threats and complications. Stone faces the very real possibility of ending up dead at the bottom of Sheepshead Bay. The thirteenth Stone Barrington novel puts the attorney turned investigator in his most dangerous situation yet.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Elaine's, Sheepshead Bay, Woodman & Weld
Period: 21st-century
288 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult
Content warnings: violence