Description:A bar. A body. A bloody knife.Mike wasn’t
expecting the early-morning call from his 86-year-old uncle. Big John
Dunleavy arrived at his namesake bar to find the body of San Francisco
police officer Eddie Corcoran in the alley, a bloody knife at his side.
Corcoran
was a tough cop whose life went off the rails after his partner was
killed two years earlier. Infidelity and alcohol abuse led his wife to
file for divorce. Excessive force and harassment while arresting drug
dealers and the homeless resulted in his recent suspension from the
force. Corcoran was on the verge of permanently losing his job, custody
of his children and everything. He didn’t think he’d lose his life.
All
signs point to Big John’s grandson Joey as the killer. Witnesses
reported that Joey and the cop argued at the bar shortly before last
call. The alleged murder weapon is Joey’s Boy Scout knife. The only
fingerprints are his.
Big John begs Mike to represent Joey. Mike
and his team of ex-wife/boss (Rosie) and brother/P.I. (Pete) embark on a
desperate search for the truth that takes them around San Francisco --
from the foggy streets of the Sunset to the colorful corners of the
Mission to the homeless encampments in Golden Gate Park to the
drug-infested hotels in the Tenderloin.
Can they find justice for Joey before the bars close?
LAST CALL is
the thirteenth installment of Sheldon Siegel’s New York Times
bestselling series featuring San Francisco attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie
Fernandez. An intricate plot, engaging characters, powerful suspense,
and a touch of humor are Siegel’s hallmarks. In LAST CALL, readers will
discover once again why Mike and Rosie are two of the most compelling
characters in contemporary crime fiction.