Three years ago, a child's death blew open a vortex of corruption inside
Manhattan's lucrative construction industry. And it sent one innocent
man to jail. Joe Cole is a former city investigator who now lives a
broken life, cut off from his wife and daughter, and from the city he
once knew so well. But for Joe, everything changes when a woman's murder
and a teenager's rooftop freefall rip open old wounds--and reveal a
shocking layer of rage and deception.
It is Joe's former partner, beautiful, hard-charging investigator Ann
Montgomery, who first sees the lies, forcing Joe out of his self-imposed
isolation to help her unravel the cover-ups and secret relationships
that allow the powerful to hide their crimes. Soon, the two are entering
the darkest corners of their city, delving into the hidden desires of a
borough president who wants to be mayor, the motivations of a
charismatic community activist, and the machinations of a mayor whose
ambitions know no bounds. As the secrets of each player are exposed, as
the primal forces of greed, sex, and power come to the surface, Ann and
Joe know they must press their search all the way to the end--because
the most powerful revelations are yet to come.
From a brilliantly choreographed press conference to a scandalous love
affair gone terribly wrong, In This Rain takes us into the heart of
a sprawling, brawling city--in a masterpiece of suspense that proves
once again the unique and daring genius of S. J. Rozan.
