Chase is a young man with a diploma from the School of Hard Knocks. After the tragic deaths of both of his parents, he ended up being raised by his renegade grandfather Jonah. Jonah is a hardened criminal who's made a life out of putting together strings of thieves to pull off heists. He's cold, heartless and has no value for human life. After Chase witnesses Jonah make a kill in cold blood, Chase decides to vanish and make a new life for himself.

Chase makes his way to Mississippi where works as a "grease monkey" and a getaway driver. His ability to soup-up a car is legendary. He gets involved in some small heists. When one goes mildly wrong, he's apprehended by a very cute, local cop -- Lila. Lila is on to him and his ways but is still smitten. The two end up marrying and Chase tries to live the straight life until Lila falls victim to the low- life thieves Chase used to run with. Suddenly, he's thrust into his old nasty, underground world in an effort to solve a new crime, on his terms and with the help of his hardened grandfather.

Tom Piccirilli's writing style is refreshing. He knows how to pack a lot of description, emotion and suspense into a short, pithy sentence. This book is about as fast-paced a Chase's souped-up getaway cars. The reader makes off with the "goods" in this read because it's a gem.