A Washington, D.C., crime lord fights for his life in court while P.I. Derek Strange finds a woman whose testimony could mean death or freedom for the crime lord.
Private detective Derek Strange returns in his third case to investigate the illegal gun trade in Washington DC, while trying to keep his client out of the electric chair. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
- Genre: Mystery + Crime, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Hobbies + Activities, Noir / Hardboiled, Legal + Courtroom + Crime, Detectives / Private Eye
- Publisher: Back Bay Books
- Pages: 341
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: March 21, 2011
- Date Published: March 21, 2011
- Author: George P. Pelecanos