Conway Sax is a man on a mission-this time in Los Angeles, where he uses his race-driving experience in a desperate bid to rescue Kenny Spoon, a washed-up TV star who's been kidnapped. It's a favor for Kenny's mother Eudora, Conway's dear friend and a fellow member of the Barnburners, his tight-knit maverick AA group.
After hauling Kenny back to Massachusetts, Conway finds himself caught between Eudora and her two sons: Kenny, and Harmon, a cop who resents his talented, troubled half-brother. Each member of the Spoon family distrusts and even despises the others, it seems...and each has a past full of dark secrets that may explain why.
While Conway tries to learn why Kenny was kidnapped and protect him from further harm, a shocking murder devastates this complex, all-too-human family. Conway vows to find the killer and avenge the death, but each clue only points to more suspects.
Things get even more complicated when Conway, separated from his girlfriend Charlene, begins a passionate affair that can't help but cloud his judgment. The more secrets he uncovers, the more danger he's in as this masterfully written page-turner builds to a wrenching confrontation.
"For fans of hunky protagonists and testosterone-driven action, Steve Ulfelder's Conway Sax novels are just the ticket… Readers will see parallels to 'The Maltese Falcon' in this story of a macho guy who must choose between love and loyalty."
The Boston Globe
"A fast-paced, highly satisfying mystery told in the same muscular, vivid prose that distinguished the first three novels in this Edgar Award-nominated series... Wolverine Bros. Freight & Storage solidifies Ulfelder's place as one of the best crime novelists to come out of Massachusetts since Dennis Lehane burst on the scene two decades ago."
Associated Press
"Stellar… Sax, a Spenser-like paladin more plausible than Robert B. Parker's original Spenser, makes mistakes that are front and center and whose consequences resonate from book to book. Fans will be interested to see what effect this entry's hard knocks on Sax's soul have down the line."
