What You Break

Former Suffolk County cop Gus Murphy returns to prowl the meaner streets of Long Islands darkest precincts with a Russian mercenary at his back in the stunning second installment of Reed Farrel Colemans critically acclaimed series. Gus Murphy and his girlfriend, Magdalena, are put in harms way when Gus is caught up in the distant aftershocks of heinous crimes committed decades ago in Vietnam and Russia. Guss ex-priest pal, Bill Kilkenny, introduces him to a wealthy businessman anxious to have someone look more deeply into the brutal murder of his granddaughter. Though the police already have the girls murderer in custody, they have been unable to provide a reason for the killing. The businessman, Spears, offers big incentives if Gus can supply him with what the cops cannota motive. Later that same day, Gus witnesses the execution of a man who has just met with his friend Slava. As Gus looks into the girls murder and tries to protect Slava from the executioners bullet, he must navigate a minefield populated by hostile cops, street gangs, and a Russian mercenary who will stop at nothing to do his masters bidding. But in trying to solve the girls murder and save his friend, Gus may be opening a door into a past that was best left forgotten. Can he fix the damage done, or is it true that what you break you forever own?