The Sinister
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Publisher Description
Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Bruno Johnson, shaken to his core, but still a formidable force—unrelenting when it comes to saving a child
Ex-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson and his wife Marie hide in plain sight from the law in an upscale L.A. hotel as Bruno heals from a run-in with a brutal outlaw motorcycle gang—and the loss of his son—a son he didn't know he had until it was too late.
Marie, now pregnant with her first child, fears Bruno may never fully recover. She knows that soon they must return to Costa Rica to rejoin their large family of rescued children—kids who owe their lives to Bruno and Marie's intervention.
But when Bruno's friend, FBI Deputy Director, Dan Chulack, pleads with Bruno to help rescue his kidnapped granddaughter, escape plans are put on hold. After exhausting all legitimate investigative avenues, Chulack seeks Bruno's brand of justice. With Marie's reluctant consent and her own special expertise, they plunge into the evil world of those who prey on children.
Meanwhile, Bruno's mother, a woman he has never known, appears asking for forgiveness—and Bruno's assistance—while bringing her own set of complications. Bruno finds his professional and his personal lives colliding in a pursuit that is excruciating and brutal.
The Sinister is perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke
While all of the novels in the Bruno Johnson Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:
The Disposables
The Replacements
The Squandered
The Vanquished
The Innocents
The Reckless
The Heartless
The Ruthless
The Sinister
The Scorned (coming 2023)
The Diabolical (coming 2024)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Putnam's pulse-pounding ninth Bruno Johnson novel (after 2021's The Ruthless) finds Bruno, a former L.A. County deputy sheriff, and his wife, Marie, hiding out in a high-end hotel. The couple have become fugitives after rescuing 12 abused children from parents who then accused them of kidnapping. Before Bruno and Marie can get out of L.A. to join the 12 kids in Costa Rica, Dan Chulack, a friend who's the FBI assistant director, asks for Bruno's help. Chulack's granddaughter, Emily Mosely, was kidnapped several weeks earlier, and despite payment of the requested ransom, neither Emily nor the nanny who was with the girl has been freed. Chulack wants Bruno to interrogate Duane Eldridge, the imprisoned gang member arrested after fleeing the ransom drop site, who was only a decoy for whoever walked off with the cash. Despite his own jeopardy, Bruno agrees, only to get caught up in a related murder inquiry. The twists come fast, and Putnam's brisk prose maintains the momentum. Fans of Marcia Clark's Samantha Brinkman series will be gripped.
