deepuunnikrishnan

Hmmmm, I DID NOT see that coming... Dane is a driver and an ex-con, recently released from prison after doing time for hitting a police officer while driving a dying girl to the hospital. The catch here is that the dying girl is the daughter of Mafioso Don Monticelli, and also the little sister of Dane's best friend, Vinny. The family hold Dane responsible for Angie's death and he is a marked man, in prison and out. He comes home to live with his Grandma Lucia, a tough old bird who has survived burying her father, her husband, and her son, all police officers. She also cared for Dane's mother, who was consumed with cancer and passed away when Dane was a teenager. There is a supernatural twist to this little story. See, Dane and Vinny were in a nasty car accident when they were younger. They boosted a car while down at the shore one night and they tried to ram their way through a roadblock. They both went through the windshield, Dane suffering a fractured skull, and Vinny losing an eye and also fracturing his skull. Upon recovering, they discover that they each have a new "gift". Dane can see the dead, and Vinny can choose alternate paths of reality. Dane comes home and has promised to make certain amends. Angie has been a regular visitor of his while he was in prison, and she has asked that Dane avenge her death. His father also seems to be hanging on in the world, and Dane has no idea what to do to help him move on. And there is also a weird little brain damaged ghost boy that haunts Dane and brings him messages about his dead mother. And he also has a score to settle with the Monticelli family for trying to him out... The ending was totally not what I was expecting but I guess that's a sign of a good book if you can still be surprised when it's over. Recommended for fans of noir fiction.

2022-11-14 17:12