Tom Reed is a crime reporter with The San Francisco Star whose superb journalistic skills earned him a Pulitzer nomination. But years later Reed’s life is coming apart. His editor wants him fired. His wife has left him to wrestle with his demons. Alone, Reed is tormented by the fear he may have caused the suicide of an innocent man suspected of murdering a two-year-old girl.
Reed’s friend on the case is legendary San Francisco homicide inspector Walt Sydowski, who has one of California’s highest clearance rates. He is also a lonely widower haunted by the fact he cannot solve the girl’s heartbreaking death. Both men grapple with the past while they race the clock to learn the truth behind several new abductions that have anguished the Bay Area in this acclaimed thriller set in the late 1990s.
If Rick Mofina is not already one of your favorite crime writers, he will be after you read this. Another one that will make you read until the end. I managed to act responsibly for the first couple of days and I seriously tried to put it down and finish during regular daytime hours tonight (this morning) but this one is just too gripping.
Love Crime Novels – with a difference!!! Loving crime novels (with a difference), it was impossible for me not to eventually trip over Rick Mofina’s books. Now, to explain “with a difference” – so far, all of his books that I’ve read are all crime books, true – BUT – I really really appreciate the fact that there is no swearing in them – like so many other books in this genre. The other difference is that his books all deal with families or loved ones. That, to me, makes a huge difference. Since it is so easy to relate to all…
glad I’ve found this series I found rick mofina through book bub with his 4th book in this series. I enjoyed that book and wanted to start at the beginning. I read that ppl complained of typo’s and such; and there are some, but it doesn’t take away from the story.