From best-selling author Robert B. Parker comes a magnificent saga that is both a breathtaking ride through a colorful New England city and a gritty journey into the violent obsessions of men's hearts. When a reckless IRA soldier, Conn Sheridan, initiates a forbidden affair with Hadley Winslow, the young wife of a Boston tycoon, their relationship spins a dangerous web of sexual blackmail and brutal treachery that binds their families for three generations.