description: For Danny Carter, retired thief turned respectable businessman, sharing a normal life with his loving girlfriend seems like the ultimate score--until his former partner comes looking for him. A hardened killer fresh out of Stateville, his partner wants to kidnap the son of Danny's millionaire boss, and needs help to pull it off. Doing the job could cost Danny his career, his relationship, and his freedom; refusing could cost him his life. With all he loves on the line and nowhere to turn, Danny realizes his new life hinges on a terrible choice: How far will he go to protect his future from his past?
language: English
title: The Blade Itself
titlecomplete: The Blade Itself
genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Adult, Adult Fiction, Novels, Mystery, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 2530
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Strand Critics Award 
category: Best First Novel
publisher: BBC Books