The Second Life of Nick Mason (A Nick Mason Novel)

ISBN: 0399574344

Author: Hamilton, Steve

Condition: New

An NPR and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA Library Journal Best Thriller of the YearA gamechanger. Nick Mason is one of the best main characters I've read in years.-Harlan CobenFrom New York Times-bestselling, two-time Edgar-award-winning author Steve Hamilton comes an unforgettable new hero, a man who will walk out of prison and into a harrowing double life that is anything but free.Nick Mason has already spent five years inside a maximum security prison when an offer comes that will grant his release twenty years early. He accepts-but the deal comes with a terrible price.Now, back on the streets, Nick Mason has a new house, a new car, money to burn, and a beautiful roommate. Hes returned to society, but he's still a prisoner. Whenever his cell phone rings, day or night, Nick must answer it and follow whatever order he is given. Its the deal he made with Darius Cole, a criminal mastermind serving a double-life term who runs an empire from his prison cell.Forced to commit increasingly more dangerous crimes, hunted by the relentless detective who put him behind bars, and desperate to go straight and rebuild his life with his daughter and ex-wife, Nick will ultimately have to risk everything-his family, his sanity, and even his life-to finally break free.