Envy the Night

Envy the Night

In the seven years since he learned that his U.S. marshal father lead a double life as a contract killer--and committed suicide to avoid prosecution--Frank Temple III has mostly drifted through life.

But when he learns that Devin Matteson, the man who lured his father into the killing game only to later give him up to the FBI, is returning to the isolated Wisconsin lake that was once sacred ground for their families, it's a homecoming Frank can't allow.

Frank finds Matteson's old cabin occupied by a strange, beautiful woman and a nervous man with a gun. But when a pair of assassins arrives on their heels, he knows Matteson can't be far behind. The wise move would be to get out of town--but that doesn't feel right. After all, contract killer or not, Frank's father was at heart a teacher. And his son was an excellent student....

Michael Koryta's Envy the Night is the 2008 winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best mystery/thriller.

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Endorsements
With Envy the Night, Koryta earns a seat at the high table of neo-noir crime writers.
– New York Times
A heart-pounding thriller.
– Boston Globe
Superb writing and storytelling from Michael Koryta...Envy the Night represents his best work to date.
– George Pelecanos
It has been a long time since I've enjoyed a mystery novel as much as Envy The Night. This book had me from the first page, and much to my surprise, kept me reading hard and fast until the last.
– Ridley Pearson
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Series: Standalone Novels
Publisher: Carson Street
Publication Year: 2008
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