<div><b>In this superbly crafted DC noir, hard-drinking Nick Stefanos is hired to find a friend's missing wife -- if he doesn't hit rock bottom first.</b><br><br> Nick Stefanos has given up his job in sales to tend bar at the Spot, where drinks and women are both a bit too easily available, and the routine is starting to feel as dead-end as his last gig. <br><br> But things are about to change. First, his high-school friend Billy Goodrich asks him to find his wife April, who he says left him for small-time crime boss Joey DiGeordano. <br><br> In fact, April has taken off with hog farmer/bondage freak Tommy Crane and, it turns out, with $200,000 of DiGeordano family money. There are powerful enemies on her trail -- and now on Nick's trail, too. <br><br> Discover the early work of the Emmy-nominated writer from <i>The Wire</i> and <i>The Deuce</i>, whose authentic sense of place, sharp musical references, and hardboiled style make him one of the most acclaimed in the mystery genre.</div> Read Less