Homicide Detective Gideon Maguire's second partner has been murdered in less than a week. Now he must solve two murders and a child's kidnapping before he is arrested for a crime he didn't commit. A mob enforcer has a crisis of conscience and turns on his masters. When his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, he kidnaps a drug kingpin's daughter in an intricate plot for revenge. The kidnapping results in a series of attacks on registered sex offenders by gangsters hoping to find the girl and cash in on a huge reward. The incompetence of a mob boss's heir apparent results in palace intrigues to discredit the young man. Vigilante torture and murder, extrajudicial executions, rigged dogfights, teenage sexting, murder, fabricated evidence, predatory pedophiles and a transvestite chanteuse are all involved. Nobody is innocent. They are all presumed guilty. Absolutely loved the intricate plot twists ... The brutality and the grittiness that Cox was able to capture in some of these fascinating characters made for some excellent reading John J. Staughton This is an impressive reinforcement that Gino Cox is a man who knows how to write dialogue and pace an action story framed in the confines of the underworld. Grady Harp Wow.....this book was overflowing with action and memorable characters, the likes of which you rarely see in a thriller. Veritas Vincit "Bill" ... an engrossing mystery. The characters are memorable, and the dialogue is vibrant Joyce Dahlberg Will hold your attention David Swainbank What a great story. Well written. Really love this author. Looking for more from this author. David Swainbank ... wonderful writing and well thought out characters Sierra Kleinon Great writing George