by Jeff Abbott
First published 2015
Sam Capra runs a bar in Miami when his best customer and friend gets killed right outside. Sam refuses to let the murder slide. A beautiful stranger appears connected to the death, and Sam traces the link back to the Ligeras, a powerful Miami family with deep criminal ties. He goes undercover to penetrate their organization. The family patriarch controls a vast business empire but shows signs of instability as he plans to divide his holdings among three children. Each child harbors deadly secrets that could destroy the family from within. Sam gets pulled deeper into their twisted dynamics, which mirror his own broken relationships as son, brother, father, and husband. He races to identify the killer before his false identity gets exposed. His investigation leads him into a shadow world where legal systems hold no power and wealth offers no protection from violence.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, undercover
Setting: Miami
Period: 21st-century
450 pages · Paperback · Little, Brown Book Group
Content warnings: violence