First published 1990
Danny DiMedici stares at the blood on the walls of Laura's beach house. His ex-wife has vanished. A dead body lies sprawled across her floor. The police want Danny for murder. He needs to find Laura before the cops find him. Danny plunges back into the criminal world he left behind when he quit dealing drugs. He moves through networks of dealers and users, navigating their codes of violence and betrayal. The money flows fast. Sex comes without strings. Death arrives without warning. Danny operates in the space between legitimate society and the criminal underworld. He uses contacts from both sides. The boundaries start to dissolve. Former allies become enemies. Strangers offer unexpected help. Danny realizes he must choose which world he belongs to. The decision will determine whether he saves Laura or destroys himself. His past as a drug dealer either becomes his salvation or his final trap.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, crime-thriller, redemption
Setting: Beach House
Period: Contemporary
Paperback · MORROW.
Content warnings: drug-use, violence