A mobster sends his bagman to track down his runaway daughter-in-law in this novel by тАЬone of the most accomplished writers in the crime/thriller genreтАЭ (Financial Times).
Sara Labriola is certain that if she stays in her marriage, someone is going to wind up deadтАФand itтАЩll probably be her. So she flees her coastal Long Island home for New York City, where she changes her identity and finds work singing at a bar.
Her husband is upset, of course. But her father-in-law, a small-time but brutal mob boss, is angryтАФand orders an underling to find her. . Meanwhile, SaraтАЩs husbandтАФwho despises his cruel, controlling fatherтАФlearns of his fatherтАЩs plot and sends a friend into the mix to prevent the impending bloodshed. With multiple men searching for her, Sara is in danger. But sheтАЩs not the only one┬а.┬а.┬а.
тАЬNeat turns of phrase and tight plotting make for an engaging read.тАЭ тАФPublishers Weekly
тАЬNobody tells a story better than Cook.тАЭ тАФMichael Connelly