βA perfect summer escape.β βMaureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air
βA twisty, enthralling heist yarn . . . loaded with the threat of a double cross any time. . . . smart and satisfying.ββThe New York Times, Editors' Choice
Adrift in a sleepy coastal Massachusetts town, a man who ferries fugitives by day gets twisted up in a plot to pilfer diamonds in this Casablanca-infused heist novel.
Jack might be a polished, Harvard-educated lawyer on paper, but everyone in the down-at-the-heels, if picturesque, village of Onset, Massachusetts, knows his real job: moving people on the run from powerful enemies. The family businessβco-managed with his father, a retired spyβis smooth sailing, as they fill up Onsetβs holiday homes during the townβs long, drowsy off-season and help clients shed their identities in preparation for fresh starts.
But when Elena, Jackβs former flameβa dedicated hustler who's no stranger to the fugitive lifeβmakes an unexpected return to town, her arrival upends Jackβs routine existence. Elena, after all, doesnβt go anywhere without a scheme in mind, and it isnβt long before Jack finds himself enmeshed in her latest project: intercepting millions of dollarsβ worth of raw diamonds before theyβre shipped overseas.
Infusing a fast-paced plot with sharp wit and stylish prose, CrimeReads editor-in-chief Dwyer Murphy serves up an irresistible page-turner as full of heart as it is of drama.