âA perfect summer escape.â âMaureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air
âA twisty, enthralling heist yarn . . . loaded with the threat of a double cross any time. . . . smart and satisfying.ââThe 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 businessâco-managed with his father, a retired spyâis smooth sailing, as they fill up Onsetâs holiday homes during the townâs long, drowsy off-season and help clients shed their identities in preparation for fresh starts.
But when Elena, Jackâs former flameâa dedicated hustler who's no stranger to the fugitive lifeâmakes an unexpected return to town, her arrival upends Jackâs routine existence. Elena, after all, doesnât go anywhere without a scheme in mind, and it isnât long before Jack finds himself enmeshed in her latest project: intercepting millions of dollarsâ worth of raw diamonds before theyâre 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.
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