The Stolen Coast

ΓÇ£A perfect summer escape.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöMaureen Corrigan,NPR Fresh Air ΓÇ£A twistyenthralling heist yarn . . . loaded with the threat of a double cross any time. . . . smart and satisfying.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe New York TimesEditors’ Choice Adrift in a sleepy coastal Massachusetts towna man who ferries fugitives by day gets twisted up in a plot to pilfer diamonds in this Casablanca-infused heist novel. Jack might be a polishedHarvard-educated lawyer on paperbut everyone in the down-at-the-heelsif picturesquevillage of OnsetMassachusettsknows his real job: moving people on the run from powerful enemies. The family businessΓÇöco-managed with his fathera retired spyΓÇöis smooth sailingas they fill up OnsetΓÇÖs holiday homes during the townΓÇÖs longdrowsy off-season and help clients shed their identities in preparation for fresh starts. But when ElenaJackΓÇÖs former flameΓÇöa dedicated hustler who’s no stranger to the fugitive lifeΓÇömakes an unexpected return to townher arrival upends JackΓÇÖs routine existence. Elenaafter alldoesnΓÇÖt go anywhere without a scheme in mindand it isnΓÇÖt long before Jack finds himself enmeshed in her latest project: intercepting millions of dollarsΓÇÖ worth of raw diamonds before theyΓÇÖre shipped overseas. Infusing a fast-paced plot with sharp wit and stylish proseCrimeReads editor-in-chief Dwyer Murphy serves up an irresistible page-turner as full of heart as it is of drama.