Part of Butch Karp, book 15
First published 2004
Manhattan ADA Butch Karp thought Felix Tighe was dead. The psychopath died in prison over ten years ago, or so the records claimed. Now Tighe walks free, very much alive and working as a hired killer for Islamic fundamentalists planning an attack that will dwarf September 11th. But Tighe has personal business first. He wants revenge against the prosecutor who put him away. Karp becomes both hunter and prey as Tighe targets not just him but his estranged wife Marlene and their three children. Their daughter Lucy has faced dangerous enemies before, but none quite like Felix Tighe. As the terrorist plot unfolds around them, the Karp family must survive a predator who has waited years to settle his score. This fifteenth installment in Robert Tanenbaum's legal thriller series combines courtroom expertise with family drama, showing how professional battles spill into personal lives.
Genres: crime, action, mystery-thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, hunter-and-prey
Setting: Manhattan
Period: 21st-century
432 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket
Content warnings: violence