The Repo
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Publisher Description
A down-on-his-luck ex-DEA agent tries to find a missing yacht—and the rich couple who were aboard it: “The action is explosive. . . . An excellent series debut.” —Booklist
Ex-DEA agent Jack Merchant is living out his precarious retirement on the docks of Charlestown, Mass., surrounded by the revenge-minded dealers and punks he used to put away. All he’s got is his sloop, Lila, but soon enough he gets a visit from the repo man. Except the repo man’s a woman, Sarah Ballard. Her proposition: They’ve got a week to track down a rich couple who’ve disappeared with their yacht. Find it, and Merchant can keep his boat. The trouble is, they’re not the only ones looking . . . A dark tale with enough kinks and twists to keep you guessing to the last page, The Repo is the first book in the “powerful new series” of crime thrillers (Publishers Weekly).
“[Eidson’s] dialogue has the ring of overheard conversation, and we feel the breeze and smell the sea air as his characters pursue their prey.” —The Boston Globe
“The boat’s disappearance and the demons from the past that possess both detectives merge beautifully, creating a convincing landscape of deception and self-doubt.” —The Washington Post
“Eidson makes [Sarah Ballard’s] toughness and coldness inevitable and convincing. There are also some unusually interesting minor players and assorted villains, as well as several original and violent moments of action, many at sea.” —Chicago Tribune
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With this thriller full of many original and violent moments of action, mostly at sea, Eidson (One Bad Thing; Frames per Second) introduces a powerful new series that could kick his career into high gear. Jack Merchant, a DEA agent who took early retirement after a disastrous operation, lives on the Lila, his 40-foot sloop docked in the marina at Charlestown, a Boston suburb where he once spent a year drastically culling the drug dealer herd and making lots of enemies a fact that will soon both haunt and help him. The Lila soaks up every cent he makes as a photographer, and when Sarah Ballard, a woman from his past now running her father's old business of repossessing boats for banks, comes to him with an offer of work tracking down a missing couple and their expensive yacht, he finds himself intrigued and attracted by Sarah. But she's been through some terrifying times, and Jack quickly realizes "she wasn't looking for hugs and kisses." A lot of the book's strength comes from the way Eidson makes Sarah's roughness and coldness inevitable and convincing. Exceptionally interesting minor players include a cowardly, conniving banker and a dangerously psychotic software tycoon and his virtually invincible "handyman." With a smart new publisher, Eidson seems set for some smooth sailing.
