Reviews"The action is nonstop." -Boston Globe "A top-notch thriller...a powerhouse of a story that will leave readers gasping."-Booklist "A memorable novel, dark as a moonless night."-Mostly Murder "As grit-gray and compelling as life. A-plus."-Philadelphia Inquirer "Rucka blends Spillane's 'tough-guy' private eye with Chandler's noir insights and Hemingway's spartan expression....Once you've picked up this book, chances are you'll just keep going. And want more."-Statesman Journal,Salem, Oregon, "The action is nonstop." - Boston Globe "A top-notch thriller...a powerhouse of a story that will leave readers gasping."- Booklist "A memorable novel, dark as a moonless night."- Mostly Murder "As grit-gray and compelling as life. A-plus."- Philadelphia Inquirer "Rucka blends Spillane's 'tough-guy' private eye with Chandler's noir insights and Hemingway's spartan expression....Once you've picked up this book, chances are you'll just keep going. And want more."- Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, "The action is nonstop." --The Boston Globe "A top-notch thriller...a powerhouse of a story that will leave readers gasping." --Booklist "A memorable novel, dark as a moonless night." --Mostly Murder "As grit-gray and compelling as life. A-plus." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "Rucka blends Spillane's 'tough-guy' private eye with Chandler's noir insights and Hemingway's spartan expression....Once you've picked up this book, chances are you'll just keep going. And want more." --Statesman Journal,Salem, Oregon From the Paperback edition.
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisAs a bodyguard, Atticus Kodiak knows danger is part of the job. But he still can't shake his guilt over his best friend's death in their last assignment. As a bouncer at a hard-core club on the Lower West Side, Atticus is responsible for nothing more than keeping the scene under control. Until he sees Erika Wyatt, the teenage daughter of an Army colonel Atticus once guarded. Stalked by a cold-eyed commando fondling a wicked knife, Erika draws Atticus back into the protection business. In a case built on lies, vengeance, and sins of the past, Atticus is pulled into a vortex of treachery and violence, and learns that a promise can be the most dangerous weapon of all....