The blade itself
By: Marcus Sakey
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780718149604; 9780718149611
Subjects: Criminals; Fiction; Ex-convicts
Description: How far would you go to protect everything you love? On the South Side of Chicago, you're only as strong as your reputation. Danny Carter and his best friend, Evan, earned theirs knocking over pawnshops and liquor stores, living from score to score, never thinking of tomorrow. Then a job went desperately wrong, and in the roar of a gun blast, everything changed. Years later, Danny doesn't think about his past. He's built a new world for himself: a legitimate career, a long-term girlfriend, and a clean conscience. He's just like anyone else. Normal. Successful. Happy. Until he spots his old partner staring him down in a smoky barroom mirror. The prison-hardened Evan is barely recognizable. Having served his time without dropping Danny's name, his old friend believes he's owed major payback--and he's willing to do anything to get it.