The author of The Trouble Boys returns to the gritty streets of New York City as a new generation of the Irish mob battles for control. Camille O'Brien's father was an Irish gangster who was betrayed and murdered. Violet McCarthy has inherited control of the Irish mob. The two women were once friends, but their paths have made them enemies. Camille believes that control of the mob should be hers. Now they must fight against each other as Camille strives to gain control of the mob in any way she can while Violet struggles to keep it. Love and loyalty are tested as they push each other to the edge. No matter how brutal. No matter what the cost. But who will come out on top? Series praise "Far more than a crime novel; a wise, carefully wrought narrative informed by a tragic sense of life." —Stefan Kanfer, national bestselling author "Captures...

One man tries to leave his violent family past behind in the third gripping thriller in the Irish gangland saga that began with The Trouble Boys. For Violet McCarthy and her son, Tommy, loyalty comes first . . . Tommy comes from an Irish gangster family, but against all odds, he has become a police officer. Soon, he is paired with top detective Dana Fitzpatrick and given a chance for a promotion—but there's a catch. Dana Fitzpatrick is a good cop. When she meets the charming Tommy, she is forced to confront her family's own history with the Irish mob and reconsider where her loyalty lies. And Tommy's about to find out he's more like his family than he wants to believe. Camille O'Brien and her husband, Johnny, are ruling their urban gangland empire from the comfort of their luxury suburb. But Violet's drug dealing is causing them trouble from afar. Will this conflict lead to yet...