Child Not Found, Paperback

For Aloysius Tucker, taking his nine-year-old cousin Maria sledding is all about frozen toes and hot coffee in the warming house. It shouldn't involve chasing after Maria as she's led into a long black car by a stranger in a Bruins jacket. But by the end of the crisp December morning Maria is gone, her mother is dead, and her father--mafia don Sal--has been arrested for murder.

Sensing blood in the water, would-be successors to Sal's criminal empire square off, agreeing on nothing but the idea that Sal's blood relative, Tucker, needs to be eliminated. Searching for Maria through sub-zero days and nights, Tucker persists even as his relentless efforts draw him into a deadly crossfire between every power-hungry crook in Boston.

Praise:

``Daniel is more than generous with the violence, guilt, tweets, craft brews, and compassion.``--Kirkus Reviews

`` An] enjoyable if complex third book of murder and mayhem with a . . . satisfying whirlwind of a resolution.``--Publishers Weekly

``The third Tucker outing features a gripping plot and engaging characters who are sure to satisfy readers of Vincent Lardo, Joseph Finder, and John Hart.``--Library Journal

``By any measure,Child Not Found] is a terrific book. It's got a gripping plot, characters so real you can feel them, and a narrative voice that grips you by the heart and won't let go. A terrific read ``--John Gilstrap, author of Friendly Fire and the Jonathan Grave thriller series