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Ricky 'Ghost' Mendoza, Jr. is a reformed gangbanger who has turned his knack for safe‑cracking into a lucrative freelance career for the DEA, FBI and other government agencies. After a close relative gets drained of money by a drug ring, Ghost is hired to infiltrate a high‑security safe and retrieve the lost funds. With his latest job putting him directly in the crosshairs of Rudy 'Glasses' Reyes, a feared drug kingpin responsible for both street crime and violent retribution, Ghost’s clean‑living ambitions are tested as he navigates a perilous game of cat and mouse.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Crime Fiction/Heist Fiction
Authors: Ryan Gattis
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