When Deputy Sara Cross arrives at the late-night scene of a shooting by the side of a deserted highway, she learns that her former partner—also her former lover—fatally shot a twenty-four-year-old man, claiming that the man pulled a gun during what should have been a routine traffic stop. But the details soon point to another scenario, and in order to protect herself and her son, she must follow the truth no matter where it leads.
Wallace Stroby delivers a gripping novel that is part modern noir, part intense character study—and totally compelling from start to finish.
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"Fast-paced story about drug dealers, the evil of money and I found it pretty riveting. Some twists and a very character driven story. The police chief was a realistic and likable minor character. Also, for a cold-blooded hit man, Morgan was surprisingly sympathetic."
— Kay (4 out of 5 stars)
Wallace Stroby's mastery of character and dialogue is mated to a hellacious narrative engine. His heroine, Sara Cross, is a wonderful creation.
— George Pelecanos, New York Times bestselling author of The Way Home“While relentlessly probing the eternal mystery of why bright and capable women fall for dangerous losers, Stroby explores moral choices that leave his devastatingly real characters torn between doing nothing and risking everything.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)" Another good one from Stroby... Tight plot and good dialog with characters you care about.. "
— Steve, 1/4/2014" This was very good. Narrator did a very nice job. Off to look for more Stroby books. "
— Shirley, 12/31/2013" Sara is a sheriff's deputy in Florida who gets involved in a shooting by her former lover, another deputy. This gritty story is peopled by some really bad guys. "
— Mary, 1/11/2013" I like Wallace Stroby a lot. I hope he's very prolific! A noir novel, fast read, good characterizations and dialogue. This is the 2nd novel of his I've read with a well-drawn female protagonist. I find that unusual for a male mystery writer, but he does it very well. "
— Alecia, 3/25/2012" Highly readable police procedural. Slightly different take on the usual crime solving novel "
— Mary, 12/8/2011" Freakin fantastic crime and heist novel. Right up my alley. Can't read this book fast enough. "
— David, 6/18/2011" Decent mystery/suspense. "
— Alicia, 6/2/2011" Another good one from Stroby... Tight plot and good dialog with characters you care about.. "
— Steve, 3/23/2011" Highly readable police procedural. Slightly different take on the usual crime solving novel "
— Mary, 11/12/2010" Sara is a sheriff's deputy in Florida who gets involved in a shooting by her former lover, another deputy. This gritty story is peopled by some really bad guys. "
— Mary, 11/2/2010" Reading this for a Buddy Read <br/> <br/>Finished this tonight and I was not thrilled with it. It was very predictable and the characters seemed whimper to me. Well, not Morgan. He is a bad guy but in my opinion the most interesting of all. Ending left too many loose ends. <br/> <br/> "
— SenoraG, 5/19/2010" this is the sickest SHIT ive ever read <br/>it's so fucking cool "
— Hoodo, 4/27/2010Wallace Stroby is an award-winning journalist and a former editor at the Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. His Crissa Stone novels have been optioned for development as a television series by Showtime. Stroby lives in New Jersey.
Karen White has been narrating audiobooks of all genres since 1999. Honored to be included in AudioFile’s Best Voices, she’s also a four-time Audie Finalist and has earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and Library Journal starred reviews.