by Chuck Hogan
First published 2006
Doug MacRay leads a crew of four bank robbers who grew up together in Charlestown, Boston. Along with Jem, Gloansy, and Dez, he pulls off precise heists in a neighborhood where robbing banks passes for honest work. During their latest job, they take Claire Keesey hostage. She manages the branch they hit, and Doug expects to forget her once they escape with the money. Instead, he finds himself thinking about her constantly. He knows where she lives. He follows her around the city. He engineers chance meetings and works to win her trust. Doug never planned to fall in love with a victim, but Claire has gotten under his skin. Now the mastermind of Charlestown's most successful robbery crew faces an impossible choice between his criminal life and the woman who could destroy everything he has built with his childhood friends.
Genres: drama, romance, crime, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, love-triangle
Setting: Charlestown, Boston
489 pages · Hardcover · Piemme
Content warnings: violence