Guns, knives, bats, and the Don. Welcome to the menacing world of Howard Shrier’s Toronto! Welcome to Buffalo Jump. There’s even a Mafia Don or two thrown in, to balance out the threat of the river.
Jonah Geller is a nice Jewish boy who can’t seem to live up to the promise his mother sees in him. A licensed private investigator with Beacon Security, he has had a few too many run-ins with other guys’ fists for her taste. But Jonah is good at what he does. Or he was until that Ensign case.
So why is Dante Ryan, mob assassin, showing up everywhere Jonah goes? And what does the death of an old lady in a nursing home have to do with a mob hit on an entire family—father, mother and five-year-old son? Jonah will find out, even if it takes everything his fists and wits can muster.
This one is not for the faint of heart, or for those who like their murders nice and tidy. But if you are looking for a blood-soaked PI thriller that does not shy away from the ethical complications of violence in a violent world, Jonah Geller might just be the investigator for you. Follow this one up with High Chicago, Shrier’s second Geller novel.
