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Jun 12, 2016
Rumours abound that this intriguing novel is a series debut; fans of brooding anti-heroes are likely to hope the rumors are true. Imprisoned for a crime he didn't actually commit, Nick Mason has accepted a dubious offer: get out 20 years early and live a life of comfort...if he agrees to follow the orders of an incarcerated criminal without question. As the demands placed on him get ever more unconscionable, and more dangerous, Nick is increasingly ready to go straight. But of course it's not that easy. Set in Chicago, this novel "moves like a bullet train," with "gin-clear prose that all but sucker punches the reader" (Booklist).