Sucker Punch

CalInnesisback,ina"ferociousasskickerofanovel"(DanielWoodrell,authorofWinter'sBone),visitingtheCityofAngelsforaboxingtournamentthatturnsdeadly.Inthis,thesecondCalInnesnovel,CalislookingforwardtocontinuinghisjobascaretakeratPaulo'sgymwithoutthebarbed-wirecollarofparole.ButaprodigalamateurboxernamedLiamneedssomeonetogowithhimtohisfirstmajortournamentinLosAngeles,andwithrumorsofariggedcompetition,Cal'sbabysittingjobswiftlyturnsintosomethingdangerous.AshiscodeinehabitandLiam'stemperspinoutofcontrol,Calfindshimselfinthedesert,staringdownthebarrelofagun.SuddenlytheCityofAngelsdoesn'tseemquitesoheavenly.Withhistrademarkdarkhumor,emotionalacuity,andpulse-poundingaction,RayBankstakesCalInnes,the"P.I.whoalwayspaystheprice"(BostonGlobe),wherehehasnevergonebefore.