First published 1995
John Murphy breaks out of prison after serving four years for murder. He grabs a child and makes one demand: bring me the detective who put me behind bars. Murphy insists he never killed anyone. The detective is Peter Diamond, now retired from the force. Diamond finds himself pulled back into a case he thought he had closed. The clock runs down as Murphy holds the child. Diamond must dig through old evidence and forgotten leads. He races to uncover what really happened four years ago. The truth could free an innocent man or confirm that a killer walks among them. Diamond faces his past decisions while a child's life hangs in the balance.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: false-accusation, race-against-time
528 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Pr
Content warnings: kidnapping