First published 2015
Gulliver Dowd stands at the edge of answers. After years of searching, he's finally about to learn who killed his sister. NYPD Detective Sam Patrick holds the missing pieces. Then gunshots crack across the Coney Island Boardwalk, and Patrick bleeds out on the weathered planks. The detective's death looks accidental. Dowd knows better. He digs into Patrick's shooting and finds threads connecting dirty cops to organized crime. Each revelation brings him closer to his sister's killer. It also puts him deeper in danger. The truth demands a price. Dowd must decide how much he'll pay to unmask his sister's murderer. Some answers come from careful investigation. Others require walking into the crosshairs. On the boardwalk where Patrick died, Dowd faces the choice between justice and survival. This third Gulliver Dowd mystery follows the New York private investigator as he confronts the corruption that destroyed his family.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: investigation, revenge
Setting: Coney Island, New York
Period: Contemporary
160 pages · Paperback · Rapid Reads
Content warnings: violence