A continuation of his last book, Deadfall, Liparulo picks up the story of John “Hutch” Hutchinson, this time in his native Colorado. Hutch has become obsessed with taking down Brendan Page, the father of Deadfall’s villain. What lengths will Hutch go to in order to see justice done? Although the setting changes, Liparulo continues to write in a very action-driven style that is light on character depth or plot. A decent effort, but ends up lacking.

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Unlike most fiction, no character is safe -- there are several surprising injuries and/or deaths. Liparulo has a good sense of story, but relies too heavily on exposition to unveil motivation and backstory instead of using characters’ words and choices. The villains, while plausible, are not probable. Liparulo gives into genre clichés about three-quarters of the way through and from there the ending is clearly telegraphed to anyone who's read a book or seen a movie.  

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