Alex is failing as a father. Ian keeps dangerous secrets. Jenn is pining for adventure; Mitch is pining for Jenn. Four friends just scraping by, finding comfort in each other and the hope that things will get better. But as their twenties fade in the rearview mirror, none of them are turning out to be who?or where?they hoped.
In a time when CEOs steal millions while their employees watch savings dwindle, these four are tired of the honest approach. They've decided to stop waiting and start taking.
But a supposedly victimless crime has become a bloody nightmare. People have been killed. Ruthless men pursue them. Tensions they thought were long-extinguished are flaring. As their world unravels, each will have to choose between their life and the lives of others.
And for four people pushed to the ragged edge, the only thing more dangerous than the men chasing them might be their best friends.
Four friends--a bartender, trader, doorman, and travel agent--meet each Thursday at a bar. When the foursome learns the bar's safe is filled with what they think is drug money, they plan a heist. As with any caper organized by law-abiding citizens, things go awry, and their friendship is tested. Dan Miller, however, remains steady and calm through the group's planning and actions. He keeps the friends--three men and a woman--differentiated while giving exceptional voices to supporting characters. He uses a slightly slower pace for a villain, while another gets a whiny tone. He saves his best for Johnny "Love"--the growling, smart-talking, unsympathetic bar owner. Miller's entertaining narration brings home the message that crime doesn't pay. M.B. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Marcus Sakey is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Blade Itself. He has shadowed homicide detectives, toured the morgue, interviewed soldiers, ridden with gang cops, and learned to pick a dead bolt in sixty seconds. Born in Flint, Michigan, he now lives in Chicago with his wife. Visit him online at MarcusSakey.com for contests, behind-the-scenes info, and excerpts of his work in progress.
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