Part of Dismas Hardy, book 7
First published 2002
Dismas Hardy discovers his best friend Lieutenant Abe Glitsky kept a devastating secret. Glitsky had a daughter, and Hardy never knew she existed until someone shot her dead. At the crime scene, a heroin addict stands over the body holding a gun. The case appears straightforward, and Glitsky has no hesitation extracting a confession from the obvious suspect. But the murder runs deeper than either man initially realizes. As Hardy and Glitsky dig into the truth behind the killing, they put their own lives at risk. Meanwhile, unseen forces work to prevent them from uncovering what really happened. The investigation forces both men to confront not only external dangers but the personal cost of secrets between friends. Hardy must navigate his relationship with Glitsky while pursuing justice for a young woman he never had the chance to know.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-friends, secrets, unreliable-narrator
656 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: death, murder, violence