In the eighth novel of the acclaimed Lewis Cole series, award-winning author Brendan DuBois returns once again to one of the most appealing heroes in mystery fiction. Former Department of Defense analyst Lewis Cole has traveled some dark roads before in his quest for justice. Days after a violent anti-nuclear demonstration puts his best friend, police detective Diane Woods, in a near-fatal coma, Cole abandons his job and his home to find the man who nearly killed his friend. From the rural towns of New Hampshire to the offices of power and influence in Washington, D.C., Cole follows his gut and the flimsiest of clues to track down the cold-blooded attacker who won’t hesitate to kill to keep his identity and background secret. Aided by Felix Tinios, a security consultant from Boston’s North End, Cole is shadowed by armed and dark men with their own agenda to stop him from learning the truth about what really happened the day his friend was attacked on the grounds of a controversial nuclear power plant. Suffering loss, heartache, and betrayal along the way, Cole is soon standing alone, facing his own ultimate test in how far he will go to avenge a friend. In the eighth novel of the acclaimed Lewis Cole series, award-winning author Brendan DuBois returns once again to one of the most appealing heroes in mystery fiction. DuBois’ hero, Lewis Cole, has a suitably shadowy background. Once a government analyst, he moves about with hints of powers in reserve. He’s on a mission of vengeance here. A policewoman friend was beaten during a protest outside a nuclear plant, and Cole is hunting the radical responsible. As he closes in, so do men with Glocks and thick necks, and the mystery moves to another level. DuBois’s smooth style and fine sense of pace make the stock elements bearable, even enjoyable. There’s the elegant friend—think Win in Harlan Coben’s Bolitar novels—who shows up to help out when things get really dodgy, and there’s the highly placed government man who owes Cole a favor and pays back at just the right time. The Marxist professor pal of the radicals is too much, though, calling a hurt cop “a symbol of the corporate oligarchy . . . what happened to her was a just response to oppression.” Do they really talk like that? Still, this is a well-made and satisfying thriller. --Don Crinklaw “DuBois has created a fascinating character in Lewis Cole.” - The Boston Globe “It is impossible for me to overpraise Brendan DuBois.” - Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop “The hero handles his predicament successfully and to this reader’s immense satisfaction.” - Eugen Weber, The Los Angeles Times Brendan DuBois is the award-winning author of sixteen novels and more than 120 short stories. His short stories have twice won him the Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers of America and have also earned him three Edgar Award nominations. He is the author of the   Lewis Cole mystery series. including Fatal Harbor, Blood Foam , and Storm Cell , which are all available from Pegasus Books. Brendan lives in New Hampshire. Visit his website at www.BrendanDuBois.com.