Wisecracking cop Lou Razzi's talent for extracting information from suspects helped him rise quickly through the ranks—until a frame-up cost him his career and his family. Following his release from prison, he leaves for a self-imposed exile in Brazil. Years later, Razzi comes back to serve a single day on the force and claim his pension, but when he discovers who framed him, he will need help to nail the culprits. Best known for I Heard You Paint Houses—filmed by Martin Scorsese as The Irishman—Charles Brandt debuted in 1988 with this taut novel.