First published 1995
Eddie Nye should have been starting his freshman year at U.S.C. Instead, he sits in a prison cell, framed for drug smuggling during what was supposed to be his final carefree summer in the Bahamas. Someone orchestrated his downfall with precision, stealing his future and replacing it with concrete walls and violent men. Fifteen years later, Eddie walks free. Prison changed him. Three murders mark his record now. The innocent teenager who believed in justice died somewhere between his first day inside and his last. Eddie wants to disappear into a quiet life, but his past refuses to stay buried. The same corruption and greed that destroyed his youth still operate in the shadows. A betrayal so complete it rewrote his destiny waits to surface again. Prison taught Eddie more than survival. It taught him patience and planning. Now he carries a scheme born in his cell, one that might finally reveal who stole his life and why. An old sailor's story holds pieces of the truth. Eddie must decide how much he will risk to learn what really happened to the boy he used to be.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: revenge, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Bahamas, USC, United States
Period: Fifteen Years Later
368 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Mysterious Press
Content warnings: murder, violence