Overview

Danger, deception, and betrayal lurk at every turn in this compelling international crime thriller from the award-winning author of Chasing Money.Marty Schott and Bo Bishop didn't expect trouble on their business trip to Italy. They were headed to Naples to buy a sculpture foundry, then back to Rome to close a lucrative licensing deal with the Vatican. Flush with cash thanks to their alluring and enigmatic partner, Natalya, and her powerful Russian backer, the two friends were on top of the world. Then the threats began. Menaced and attacked, Marty and Bo quickly discover that the stakes are far higher than they imagined. The Naples Mafia wants the foundry for sinister reasons. The head of the Vatican Bank is playing a dangerous game. The Russian oligarch has his own hidden agenda. Everyone is keeping secrets and telling lies. Marty and Bo are ready to call it quits when a dangerous figure from their past appears in Rome. Then Natalya is kidnapped, and the stakes get personal. Now all bets are off. Caught in a deadly crossfire between the Naples Mafia and the Russian Vory, can Marty and Bo uncover the truth about the Vatican deal, find a way to rescue Natalya, and escape with their lives and friendship intact?

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""Michael Balter masterfully crafts a high-stakes thriller that plunges readers deep into the shadowy corridors of power, crime, and deception."" -Gary McAvoy, author of the Vatican Secret Archive Thrillers ""We can't remember the last time we read a mafia thriller that was this fun."" -BestThrillers.com ""Emotionally compelling, astute in its logic, delightfully unexpected ... hard to predict or put down."" -D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review ""A fast-paced, action-packed crime thriller that will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. -The Feathered Quill ""A must-read for lovers of gripping high-stakes crime thrillers with a touch of adventure, action, and drama ... I loved it."" -Keith Mbuya for Readers' Favorite ""An intricate, masterfully crafted plot peppered with twists, authentic detail, and smart dialogue"" -Warren C. Easley, author of the Cal Claxton Mysteries ""Addictive and compelling ... Marty and Bo are under the gun again in this explosive follow-up to the award-winning Chasing Money"" -Michael Lindley, author of the Hanna and Alex Low Country Mystery Series ""A brilliant mix of danger, deception, and intrigue ... with complex characters, unpredictable twists, and high-stakes action"" -Al Warren, House of Mystery Radio Show

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Michael Balter is an award-winning author and a talented and witty storyteller. His debut novel, Chasing Money, won multiple awards including the 2023 Best Indie Book Award for Crime Thrillers, the 2024 Feathered Quill Award for Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Novel, and the 2024 Crime Thriller of the Year Award from BestThrillers.com. Born in Berlin, Germany, Michael grew up in a bombed-out building with bars on the windows and bullet holes in the walls. When the Berlin Wall went up, his family fled to Ottawa, Canada, and then moved to Detroit, Michigan, at the height of the 1967 riots. During the Vietnam War, Balter served as an air traffic controller at the Udorn Air Force base in Thailand. After graduating college with an aerospace engineering degree, Michael joined Intel Corporation, entering Silicon Valley on the ground floor and building a successful career in sales and marketing. In 1998, Balter was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and joined a voice recognition start-up that was ""this close"" to an IPO when they ran out of cash. Over the next twenty years, he became a serial entrepreneur, helping to create and launch new business ventures in Oregon, ranging from an art company to a private equity firm. One of his business partners was kidnapped by a Russian mobster, which inspired a portion of the plot of Chasing Money. Balter now lives in Charlevoix, Michigan, and is writing his next Marty and Bo thriller. Learn more at mbalter.com

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