When a black man is shot multiple times in the back on the streets of New York by an NYPD golden boy, chaos erupts throughout the city. And in an election year no one feels the pressure more than the men and women who vow to protect and to serve. For Butch Karp -- Chief Assistant District Attorney for New York County -- bullet holes aren't the only holes in this volatile case.
Add a serial killer who is murdering the homeless to Karp's daily grind, and it's clear he is surrounded by high-profile time bombs that are promising to blow the city to its core.
On the home front, the company Karp's wife -- Marlene -- works for has gone public. Marlene starts drinking to weather the storm. To make matters worse, his daughter -- Lucy -- is skipping school to feed the homeless not far from where the slasher stalks his prey. Desperate to stop the violence before it touches his family, Karp must wade through a system of corruption and conspiracy that threatens to silence his pursuit of the truth...forever.
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"I've read several of the Butch Carp books,and enjoyed them all.His wife is the one who kicks ass though!If someone fucks with her family,she just has her Vietnamese mobster buddy wipe them off the face of the planet!Or she does it herself.Good reading. "
— Bnschmid (4 out of 5 stars)
“Fans of Tanenbaum’s characters, sharp dialogue and grasp of the intricacies of New York's legal system will not be disappointed.”
— Publishers Weekly“Vintage Tanenbaum, sure to appeal to fans.”
— Booklist" This was the third book I've read from Robert Tanenbaum, all with the same characters - Butch Karp, Marlene Ciampi and the most interesting of all, daughter Lucy. I'm excited to see there are 14 more! Glad I've got a library card. "
— Linda, 6/27/2010" Like all his books to many characters that go in and out of the story. Parts of the book were good when I wasn't trying to recall a character. "
— Dennis, 3/18/2009" A good read. Lots of twists! "
— Ellen, 2/27/2009Robert K. Tanenbaum is one of the country’s most respected and successful trial lawyers. Previously, he was the homicide bureau chief for the New York District Attorney’s Office and deputy chief counsel to the congressional committee investigations into the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He has taught advanced criminal procedure at the University of California, Berkeley, and conducts continuing legal education seminars in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. He is a New York Times bestselling author. Some of his works include Outrage, Betrayed, Counterplay, Fury, Hoax, and two true-crime books, The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer and Badge of the Assassin.