Homicide cop Tom McMichael is on the rotation when an 84-year-old city patriarch named Pete Braga is found bludgeoned to death. Not good news, especially since the Irish McMichaels and Portuguese Bragas share a violent family history dating back three generations. Years ago Braga shot McMichael s grandfather in a dispute over a paycheck; soon thereafter Bragas son was severely beaten behind a waterfront bar - legend has it that it was an act of revenge by McMichael''s father.
Homicide cop Tom McMichael is on the rotation when an 84-year-old city patriarch named Pete Braga is found bludgeoned to death. Not good news, especially since the Irish McMichaels and Portuguese Bragas share a violent family history dating back three generations. Years ago Braga shot McMichael s grandfather in a dispute over a paycheck; soon thereafter Bragas son was severely beaten behind a waterfront bar - legend has it that it was an act of revenge by McMichael s father. McMichael must put aside the old family blood feud, and find the truth about Pete Bragas death. Braga s beautiful nurse is a suspect - she says she stepped out for some firewood, but key evidence suggests otherwise. The investigation soon expands to include Bragas business, his family, the Catholic diocese, a multimillion dollar Indian casino, a prostitute, a cop, and, of course, the McMichael family.
|
|