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Lou Boldt, a seasoned Seattle police detective, is torn between honoring his duty and protecting his family after discovering his wife Liz’s past affair with David Hayes, a former bank computer specialist. Hayes’s illicit disappearance of money for the Russian mob has come back to haunt him, and he seeks Boldt’s access to the bank’s mainframe to recover the hidden embezzled funds.
Boldt wrestles with the double‑edge of being a detective and a husband; the stakes rise as Liz’s children become targets. His investigation turns personal when he must expose Hayes while safeguarding the bank’s integrity and his children’s safety.
The novel weaves a tense thriller through Seattle’s police department, banking systems, and psychological tension between relationships and justice.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Ridley Pearson
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