The Sinister

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Bruno Johnson shaken to his core but still a formidable force-unrelenting when it comes to saving a child</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ex-cop ex-con Bruno Johnson and his wife Marie hide in plain sight from the law in an upscale L.A. hotel as Bruno heals from a run-in with a brutal outlaw motorcycle gang-and the loss of his son-a son he didn't know he had until it was too late.</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Marie now pregnant with her first child fears Bruno may never fully recover. She knows that soon they must return to Costa Rica to rejoin their large family of rescued children-kids who owe their lives to Bruno and Marie's intervention.</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But when Bruno's friend FBI Deputy Director Dan Chulack pleads with Bruno to help rescue his kidnapped granddaughter escape plans are put on hold. After exhausting all legitimate investigative avenues Chulack seeks Bruno's brand of justice. With Marie's reluctant consent and her own special expertise they plunge into the evil world of those who prey on children.</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Meanwhile Bruno's mother a woman he has never known appears asking for forgiveness-and Bruno's assistance-while bringing her own set of complications. Bruno finds his professional and his personal lives colliding in a pursuit that is excruciating and brutal.</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Sinister is perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke</em></strong></p>