All Sam wants to do is hammer a few nails into his ramshackle cottage, drink a great deal of vodka, hang out with his dog, Eddie, and stay out of trouble. But trouble seems to find him anyway. When a car bomb outside a trendy waterfront restaurant kills a prominent financial consultant and injures Sam and his lawyer friend Jackie Swaitkowski, he is drawn into the investigation. Where the police have met roadblocks, Sam makes inroads with his trademark wit, instinct and charm. Also, he just wants to know: Why would someone go to such lengths not only to kill someone, but annihilate them?

About the Author
Chris Knopf is the author of Short Squeeze, Elysiana and the Sam Acquillo mystery series, including The Last Refuge, Two Time, Head Wounds (which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery), Hard Stop, and Black Swan.

Reviews
Knopf has a touch I like - cool, careful, reflective - and a great ear for the comic eccentricities of the human voice. The New York Times "Two Time is delightful. We forget, with all the emphasis on Long Island money, that it used to be farmland, populated by working-class people. Knopf works the conflicts and changes into the setting, and his characters will have readers returning." The Globe and Mail "It is difficult to imagine this is only Knopf's second novel - it is pure gold. Everything about it (characters, plotting, setting) is brilliant." Library Journal



Book Information
ISBN 9781853981777
Author Chris Knopf
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Ashgrove Publishing Ltd
Publisher Ashgrove Publishing Ltd
Dimensions(mm) 205mm * 135mm * 15mm