When a guy he knows from way back ends up dead in the bay with a knife wound in his chest, and another friend disappears, McNulty starts poking around to try to find out what happened. He turns up more problems for everyone and gets shot in the leg by a Hispanic hoodlum for his trouble. Aaron Adams's murder reminds him of the deaths, 15 years before, of two other members of their circle. As he hobbles on his mission to find out who killed Aaron and why, he and his friend, Ntango, run into more danger and unearth crimes from the past that they didn't know about. Nothing is as it seems.

      While I would never want to go into the dark underside of New York's night life, I love the gripping tour led by Brian McNulty via the printed page. I thought I had the killer figured out, but I wasn't even close. The climax was a complete surprise. Keep up the good work, I'm a dedicated fan.