At Hell's Gate
A Novel
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Publisher Description
Conrad Voort's family members have enforced the law in New York City for three centuries, since Manhattan was a Dutch colony. Raised from childhood to be a detective, he heads a vast cop clan, with its own code of honor and obligation. But now he faces his most dangerous adversary yet -- a man who has the power to destroy the family and will stop at nothing to prevent Voort from uncovering a terrible new kind of crime.
Detective Voort and his beautiful fiancée, Camilla, are kayaking New York City's Hell's Gate, a treacherous section of the East River and graveyard for several centuries' worth of ships, when they spot a body floating in the water.
The death seems related to a tragedy that happened in Hell's Gate over two hundred years ago. But could it also involve something more modern, menacing, and international in scope? With the help of TV producer Camilla and his partner, Mickie, Voort pursues the clues. But something doesn't feel right about the trail the dead man left behind.
What starts out to be a complex investigation takes a sinister turn when Voort falls into the clutches of a man whose bloodless methods of persuasion have Voort stricken with real terror, for his family, his fiancée, and himself. But the man with the dead voice leaves Voort with few choices. Psychologically crippled, he can no longer confide in his fiancée or his partner. He must ignore the long-standing law of the clan -- and his brother officers -- and take action alone.
Breathlessly paced and filled with Ethan Black's trademark explosive action, At Hell's Gate is a spellbinding new thriller that follows a man fighting to find the truth, save his family, and redeem himself.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Conrad Voort, the richest and best-looking detective in the NYPD, is back in the fifth entry of what is becoming one of the genre's most interesting and exciting series (Dead For Life; Irresistible; etc). Voort and fabulous fianc e Camilla are kayaking the treacherous waters of Hell's Gate, a rough spot on the East River, when they come across a dead body in the swirling water. Voort's subsequent investigation of the floater leads him to Ted Stone, a wealthy, corrupt lawyer working at the highest levels of the United Nations. Ted's in trouble the body's only part of it and he's hired deadly mercenary Leon Bok to make all his problems go away. Bok, a workman worthy of his hire, quickly captures Voort, breaks him psychologically and convinces him that he should take a vacation while Ted and Bok finish up important business. Voort comes to his senses and returns early from his enforced vacation to confront both his mental and physical demons in a cataclysmic confrontation with Bok and his team of hired killers. In a world of fictional cookie-cutter cops, Voort's a true original; scenes from his childhood help explain his sometimes almost supernatural abilities as a cop and his utmost devotion to the Voort clan. It all adds up to a riveting read, sure to please Black's growing ranks of satisfied fans.