First published 2024
Katie has built a peaceful existence in her small Derry neighborhood. She tends bar at O'Reillys, raises her daughter Hope, and keeps to herself. This careful balance shatters when two detectives arrive with a proposition. They need Katie to report what she overhears at work. They want her as their informant. In this city, cooperating with police carries deadly consequences. Katie understands the risks of crossing the O'Reilly brothers who run the establishment where she works. But the detectives make clear that refusing their request will put Hope in danger. Katie faces an impossible decision between two threats to everything she holds dear. To survive, she must play both sides without detection. She needs the O'Reillys to see her as completely trustworthy while feeding information to the police. One mistake will destroy her life and endanger her child. The story examines the brutal choices ordinary people face when caught between competing loyalties and the thin boundary separating justice from revenge.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Derry, O'Reillys
Period: 2024
352 pages · Hardcover · Constable
Content warnings: violence