Former Suffolk County cop Gus Murphy returns to prowl the meaner streets of Long Island s darkest precincts with a Russian mercenary at his back in the stunning second installment of Reed Farrel Coleman s critically acclaimed series.
Gus Murphy and his girlfriend, Magdalena, are put in harm s way when Gus is caught up in the distant aftershocks of heinous crimes committed decades ago in Vietnam and Russia. Gus s ex-priest pal, Bill Kilkenny, introduces him to a wealthy businessman anxious to have someone look more deeply into the brutal murder of his granddaughter. Though the police already have the girl s murderer in custody, they have been unable to provide a reason for the killing. The businessman, Spears, offers big incentives if Gus can supply him with what the cops cannot a motive.
Later that same day, Gus witnesses the execution of a man who has just met with his friend Slava. As Gus looks into the girl s murder and tries to protect Slava from the executioner s bullet, he must navigate a minefield populated by hostile cops, street gangs, and a Russian mercenary who will stop at nothing to do his master s bidding. But in trying to solve the girl s murder and save his friend, Gus may be opening a door into a past that was best left forgotten. Can he fix the damage done, or is it true that what you break you own . . . forever?"