by Thomas Perry
First published 2011
The Butcher's Boy built a quiet new life after vanishing years ago, leaving behind a trail of dead mobsters who had betrayed him. Justice Department official Elizabeth Waring was the only person who believed he had ever existed. Now a Mafia hit team has tracked him down and shattered his peace. He knows more killers will follow. Rather than run again, he decides to strike first. Late one night, he appears at Waring's door with an unexpected proposal. She has risen high in the Organized Crime Division and tracks Mafia movements across the country. He needs to know who sent the assassins. In exchange, he offers information that will solve a murder case that has stumped her department. Waring faces an impossible choice as their dangerous partnership unfolds. She must either convince this lethal man to become a protected government informant or find a way to stop him permanently before his personal war destroys everything she has worked to build.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, government-agent
325 pages · Hardcover · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Content warnings: violence