The Hit Author:Brian Garfield Simon Crane retired from the police force after a crooked cop tried to kill him. He was broke, out of work and thankful to be alive. It wasn't the end of the world -- until she appeared. — She was Joanne Farrell, Crane's ex-girlfriend. Her boss, a top Mafia man, was dead and nearly three million dollars was missing. She knew she was the p... more »rime suspect. What she didn't know was that the Mafia had two other suspects: Mike Farrell, her ex-husband, an organization fall-guy with a chip on his shoulder... and Simon Crane.
From then on Crane was on his own with forty-eight hours to turn over the three million or the real thief... or to find a quiet place to die...« less
Any book by Brian Garfield is on my reading list. This book is a good example of his work. His books are full of violence, revenge, and no concept of right or wrong.