Newly indebted to the Russian mafia, Henry āHankā Thompson travels back to New York, where long-buried secrets threaten to come to lightāthe fast-paced sequel to Six Bad Things and Caught Stealing
āHuston writes dialogue so combustible it could fuel a bus and characters crazy enough to take it on the road.āāThe New York Times Book Review
Reluctant hitman Henry Thompson has fallen on hard times. His grip on life is disintegrating, his pistol hand shaking, his body pinned to his living room couch by painkillersāand his boss, Russian mobster David Dolokhov, isnāt happy about any of it. So Henry is surprised when heās handed a new assignment: keep tabs on a minor league baseball star named Miguel Arenas.
Henry has no pity for the slugger and the wicked gambling problem that got him in trouble, but he canāt help liking the guy. After all, Henry used to be just like him: a natural-born ball player with a bright future. But hell, that was long ago. Before Henry did some guy a favor and ended up running for his life. Before his girlfriend and buddies got gunned down by someone on his tail. Before he agreed to buy his parentsā safety with a life of violence.
And when Miguel gets drafted by the Mets and is sent to the Brooklyn Cyclones, Henry must head back to New York, back to the place where all his problems beganāand where Henry might find a real reason to keep living, a reason that may just cost him his life.
Henry āHankā Thompsonās thrilling adventures continue: CAUGHT STEALING ⢠SIX BAD THINGS ⢠A DANGEROUS MAN
Newly indebted to the Russian mafia, Henry āHankā Thompson travels back to New York, where long-buried secrets threaten to come to lightāthe fast-paced sequel to Six Bad Things and Caught Stealing
āHuston writes dialogue so combustible it could fuel a bus and characters crazy enough to take it on the road.āāThe New York Times Book Review
Reluctant hitman Henry Thompson has fallen on hard times. His grip on life is disintegrating, his pistol hand shaking, his body pinned to his living room couch by painkillersāand his boss, Russian mobster David Dolokhov, isnāt happy about any of it. So Henry is surprised when heās handed a new assignment: keep tabs on a minor league baseball star named Miguel Arenas.
Henry has no pity for the slugger and the wicked gambling problem that got him in trouble, but he canāt help liking the guy. After all, Henry used to be just like him: a natural-born ball player with a bright future. But hell, that was long ago. Before Henry did some guy a favor and ended up running for his life. Before his girlfriend and buddies got gunned down by someone on his tail. Before he agreed to buy his parentsā safety with a life of violence.
And when Miguel gets drafted by the Mets and is sent to the Brooklyn Cyclones, Henry must head back to New York, back to the place where all his problems beganāand where Henry might find a real reason to keep living, a reason that may just cost him his life.
Henry āHankā Thompsonās thrilling adventures continue: CAUGHT STEALING ⢠SIX BAD THINGS ⢠A DANGEROUS MAN