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This is a dark, noirish tale of tormented characters who have no real hope of happiness or redemtpion. Joe Denton was a corrupt cop who lost his soul, his wife and his children to his gambling and drug addictions even before he brutally attacked Phil Coakley, the D.A., and disfigured him for life. Joe has spent seven years in jail and once released would like nothing more than to put his past behind him, reunite with his wife and children, and live happily every after. But within hours of his release Joe's checkered past has reached out to grab him once again. His parents are uneasy and would rather he not stay with them; his ex-wife and kids have left for parts unknown; an old crime boss is dying of cancer and threatening to take Joe down with him, and his corrupt ex-boss wants Joe to clean up the mess that threatens the both of them. Denton finds himself in an impossible situation but struggles to make the best of it. But the tentacles of his tortured past grip him like a vice and mock the dreams to which he now aspires. This is a lean, taut book that will appeal to those who like their crime fiction raw and cut close to the bone, and Dave Zeltzerman is a writer to look out for.

2020-09-17 09:06