Now in paperback, the "New York Times" bestselling author s thrilling tale featuring a homicidal maniac who will stop at nothing to protect the truth.
"New York Times "bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum s electrifying thriller unfolds at breakneck speed as District Attorney Butch Karp battle s two enemies: a homicidal maniac and a fatal fail ure of the system.
Months after a brutal double homicide shocks the city, sensational newspaper headlines herald the arrest of Felix Acevedo, a shy Bronx teenager who confessed to the horrific crimes. But in the district attorney s office, Butch Karp is seething. An ambitious young assistant DA cut corners to indict the kid. Now, damned by a coerced confession, Acevedo sits in jail while a vicious killer stalks the city. Karp s wife, Marlene, hits the streets for clues and finds herself in the center of a dangerous race against a drug-addicted psychopath and a disgruntled police detective who will lie, withhold evidence, and kill to be the last man standing."