The Nightworkers by Brian SelfonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Thanks to Library Journal for the advanced reader's copy!
Shecky Keenan’s world is imploding. His bank accounts are closing rapidly, his house is being watched by a mysterious man, and his newest runner, Emil Scott is missing, along with the bag of dirty money he was carrying. Shecky’s family laundering business includes his nephew Henry, who’s physically intimidating stature hides an artistic heart and his niece, Kerasha, a girl with sticky fingers and a devastating past. Family means everything to Shecky but he soon learns even family can keep dark secrets from each other, as Emil’s disappearance starts them down a path filled with unexpected turns and betrayal.
Selfon’s experience as an investigative analyst for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office brings a realistic element to this debut novel, weaving truth and fantasy seamlessly together to create an exciting look into the city’s seedy, treacherous back alley world of drugs, money laundering and murder. The shifting perspectives, from Shecky’s heartbreaking reminisces to Kerasha’s painful memories of her mother and her therapy sessions, provide emotional depth but can leave the reader a bit disoriented. Fans of gritty, dark, dysfunctional mysteries will appreciate this one.
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