Audio Book Description:
THE GOOD: Lombardo`s Steakhousein New York is famous for three reasons: the menu, the clientele, and now the gruesome murder of an infamous moblawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police`s fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit.THE BAD: Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad boy. In thechaos, he accidentally capturesa key peice of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italianand Russian Mafia forces, NYPD captains,district attorneys, mayoral candidates, media kingpins, and oneshockingly beautiful magazine editor are all pushingtheir own agenda-on both sidesof the law. AND THE DEAD: Back off-or die- is the clear message Nick receives as he investigates for a story of his own. Heedless, and perhaps in love withhis beautiful editor, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns everyexpectation and finishes with the kindof flourish only James Patterson can achieve.