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The New York Times bestseller from the three-time Edgar Award winner: Sometimes what it takes to catch a killer is a cop who thinks differently . . . A good cop, Robbie Brownlaw was thrown from a sixth-floor window of a downtown hotel and miraculously survived. The traumatic incident left Robbie with a fast-track career in the San Diego P.D.âs Homicide division . . . and a rare neurological condition called synesthesia that jumbles his senses. It enables him to see peopleâs emotional words as colored shapesâgreen trapezoids of envy, red squares of deceptionâsomething like a primitive lie detector. Another good man lies dead in a blood-spattered Ford Explorerâan ex-cop-turned-ethics investigator whose private life was torn open by unthinkable tragedy. Whether Garrett Asplundhâs death was suicide or murder isnât immediately apparentâbut itâs soon clear to Robbie and his smart, tough partner that Garrett had hard evidence of sex, scandal, and corruption spreading deep into local government. But pursuing the truth could prove more emotionally devastating than Robbie ever imagined. âThe suspense is palpable as Brownlaw and his partner, McKenzie Cortez, work to identify Asplundhâs killer, but the novel probes deeper mysteries, such as the victimâs tragic life and Brownlawâs disintegrating marriage. With his trademark psychological acuity and empathy, Parker creates a world of fully realized characters coping with obsession and loss.â âPublishers Weekly (starred review) âHis dialogue crackles and pops . . . an intricate and well-paced tale set in a city where shadowy characters lurk beneath sunny skies.â âBooklist (starred review) âParker belongs in the first rank of American crime novelists.â âThe Washington Post |
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