The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River - an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston's history. "Lehane is the master of complex human characters thrust into suspenseful, page-turning situations." - Gillian Flynn "One of the great diabolical thriller kings." - New York Times "Lehane has built a career as a philosopher of the human animal." - Noah Hawley