Part of Butch Karp, book 19
First published 2007
Butch Karp narrowly survives when assassins try to kill him. The New York district attorney realizes he has stumbled onto something massive. A criminal organization operates in the shadows, paying terrorists to carry out their agenda. Their latest targets shock even Karp. They have begun attacking schoolchildren. Karp must expose this network before more innocents die. Meanwhile, his wife Marlene takes on her own investigation. A Basque sheepherder has lost his daughter. The girl has vanished without explanation. Marlene searches for answers while Karp battles enemies who will kill to protect their secrets. The couple faces danger from multiple directions as they pursue justice on separate but equally urgent cases. Both investigations test their skills and threaten their safety in this thriller that pits law enforcement against organized terror.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, separate-but-urgent-investigations
Setting: New York
Period: 21st-century
448 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: violence