The Wake-Up

When Frank Thorpe, a deeply moral former undercover operative, sees a hard-charging art dealer knock down a Latino child in LAX airport, he decides to teach him a lesson. But Thorpe's plans get a little out of hand, and Thorpe becomes immersed in a criminal underworld peopled by a drug dealing surfer with a socially-climbing wife, two mentally challenged goons with a penchant for violence, and a vicious Romanian named Vlad. The Wake-Up is an absolutely irresistible, outrageously comic thriller that starts off with a bang and never lets up until the end.

Robert Ferrigno is the author of seven previous novels, including ScavengerHunt, Flinch, and the best-selling The Horse Latitudes. He lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest. His Web site is www.robertferrigno.com.