Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and
rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a
steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dating a woman he
respects, and, aside from the distrust that lingers in his father's
eyes, his mistakes are firmly in the past.
One day on the job, Chris and his partner come across a temptation
almost too big to resist. Chris does the right thing, but old habits and
instincts rise to the surface, threatening this new-found stability with
sudden treachery and violence. With his father and his most trusted
friends, he takes one last chance to blast past the demons trying to
pull him back.
Like Richard Price or William Kennedy, Pelecanos pushes his characters
to the extremes, their redemption that much sweeter because it is so
hard fought. Pelecanos has long been celebrated for his unerring ability
to portray the conflicts men feel as they search and struggle for power
and love in a world that is often harsh and unforgiving but can
ultimately be filled with beauty.