Two criminal empires together control all of New England—until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war. In this first volume of a trilogy by the author of Savages, Danny Ryan wants to go legit, but can only save his family by becoming the master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die.

"Pure genius! Nobody can bring such grit and such heart to crime fiction as Don Winslow—and with such a unique and compelling stylistic voice."—Jeffery Deaver