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Estranged from his family, Jackson Donne is surprised and angered when his sister demands that he help her as their mother slips toward death from the effects of Alzheimer�s. Donne�s mother is now living in the past and speaking cryptically of tragic events that took place 70 years ago. Now those events threaten the family that Donne has just rejoined. His brother-in-law�s Manhattan restaurant is bombed. His elderly aunt and uncle are murdered, execution-style. His brother-in-law is kidnapped, and his sister has no access to the money demanded as ransom. It falls to Donne to save his family. This second Jackson Donne novel is uneven. Donne�s nemesis is a fascinating character, but how he came to be so preternaturally clever isn�t explained. Scenes of Donne�s mother�s decline, however, are knowing and movingly written, and the gritty New Jersey locale seems an ideal setting for portraying the evil that men do. Not yet 30, author White has plenty of time to polish his skills. Keep an eye on him. --Thomas Gaughan
Review
�A fresh, vital voice energizing the private-eye novel. Do yourself a favor and read Dave White now.�
�Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of What the Dead Know
�_The Evil That Men Do_ cements Dave White�s place as one of the rising stars of crime fiction. A gripping read from an author who has infused the PI novel with fresh blood for a new millennium.�
�Jason Pinter, bestselling author of The Guilty and The Mark