Elvis Cole is in the fight of his life when a death hits close to home.

Before taking his last breath a murder victim in an alley tells cops that he's Elvis Cole's father. LAPD calls Elvis in for a positive identification.

There's just one problem. Elvis never knew his father.

Now he is forced to take a painful look at the past that could cost him his future.

Robert Crais reminds us why he's the master of L.A. noir in his most complex and masterful thriller to date.