Part of Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, book 25
First published 2018
Detective Peter Decker discovers the beaten body of Brady Neil in woods near a vacant home in Greenbury, New York. The 26-year-old victim appears clean cut, working full-time while attending community college. Decker uncovers Brady's connection to criminal activity through his father Brandon Gratz, who was convicted over twenty years ago for robbing a jewelry store owned by Glen and Lydia Levine. Though Gratz and his partner Kyle Masterson confessed to the robbery, they maintained the owners were alive when they left. The case grows more complex when Brady's friend Joseph Boch vanishes. Decker and his temporary partner Lenora Baccus from Hamilton PD find Boch's house drenched in blood. Two brutal killings now demand answers. Decker must determine whether the son's death connects to his father's past crimes. Working alongside Greenbury detectives Tyler McAdams and Kevin Butterfield, plus his wife Rina's independent investigation, Decker pieces together a deadly puzzle spanning decades.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: detective-story, family-drama, investigation
Setting: Greenbury, Hamilton, New York
Period: 20 Years Ago
381 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence