Dark streets. Darker secrets. Jackson Steeg thought hed finally put all that behind him. He was wrong. Jackson Steeg isnt an NYPD homicide cop anymore, not since the bullet he took to the lung. But Steegs retirement is looking anything but relaxing. After months of death threats, his ex-wifes new flame is beaten to death outside a chichi restaurant in the Meatpacking District. When Steeg starts pulling on strings, he discovers that his old pals on the force are strangely reluctant to investigate the murder. Meanwhile, Steegs Hells Kitchen roots prove impossible to escape when a neer-do-well childhood friend finds himself deep in debt to a vicious mobster. Steegs brother, Dave, wants to help, but the only language Dave knows is violence, and soon a mob war threatens to erupt. Now Steegs got two factions of New Yorks nastiest characters aiming for his head. Worse, every thread keeps leading him exactly where he doesnt want to go: his own family.From the Trade Paperback edition.