As gritty as they come. In simple terms this book tells the story of a group of NYC cops who worked together and always had each others backs. Now it is 20 years later and only one is still a cop but they still keep in touch and have each other's backs. But the book is so much more. Perfectly paced, the book continues to reveal the story in such a way as to keep the reader just one short step ahead of the characters. Billy Graves, the central character is a cop happy to do his job and leave the hot-dogging in his past when his posse of aggressive cohorts were not always beholden to the rules.
Billy's life is complicated. He is a family man and taking care of his father who is failing from dementia. When a threat to his family shows up, he goes digging and is a bit frightened by what he finds. It is difficult to avoid spoilers since so many things in this book that seem like minor details turn out to have great importance. If you like your crime novels dark, this one could be for you.
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