Among Thieves: A James Beck Thriller

"James Beck is not a man to cross...With crisp prose, masterful plotting, and building suspense, this is a real treat for fans of gritty crime fiction” — BOOKLIST (starred review) It starts over morning coffee in a ramshackle bar on the Red Hook, Brooklyn waterfront. Demarco Jones tells James Beck, “Manny wants to kill somebody”. Manny and Demarco are part of a tight-knit crew of ex-cons who have banded together under Beck to forge their way in a society that would rather see them dead or in prison. Olivia Sanchez, Manny’s cousin, has come to him desperate for help. Her life has been ruined by an out-of-control trader at a Manhattan brokerage firm. For Manny, the solution is simple: eliminate the man who assaulted Olivia and black-balled her from the industry. If former Trinitarios gang leader and prison shot-caller Manny Guzman wants someone dead, that someone isn’t long for this world. James Beck convinces Manny to stand down. At least until Beck looks into the situation. But every step Beck takes to fight the injustices done to Oliva brings him and his brothers-in-arms further into a hurricane of danger, deceit, and violence. The only way to survive is to trust no one.