The boardwalk

"Gulliver Dowd is on the verge of finding out who killed his sister. Then the man who is supposed to give him the scoop, NYPD Detective Sam Patrick, is gunned down on the Coney Island Boardwalk. As Dowd delves into the shooting, he uncovers a pattern of corruption involving organized crime and the police. Just how much is Gulliver willing to sacrifice in order to find out why his sister was murdered"--Back cover.