First published 2006
Johnny Danetello races through Brooklyn streets with a dying girl in his cab. He wants to save Angie Monticelli's life. The night ends in disaster when Johnny strikes a police officer and Angie dies anyway. Prison gives Johnny years to think about how the Monticelli family holds him responsible for her death. He knows returning to Brooklyn means certain death. But Johnny has scores to settle with Vinny Monticelli, his former friend who now runs the local mob. Both men survived the same strange accident years ago. This shared experience gives them access to realities other people cannot perceive. Johnny comes back to his old neighborhood ready to face whatever Vinny throws at him. The two men circle each other in a city where past and present blur together. Their supernatural connection to alternate worlds will determine who walks away alive. Only one man can survive their final confrontation.
Genres: mystery, crime, supernatural, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, supernatural-abilities
Setting: Brooklyn
302 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Bantam Books
Content warnings: violence