The Yards

In this twisty crime novel, a hotel hook up gone wrong finds a single mother suspected of murder.

Git O'Rourke is from the wrong side of the tracks-even if, in the depressed Rust Belt town of Baxter, it's not always clear where that designation begins. A single mother, she works hard to support her daughter Charlie, but still finds time to cut loose every once in a while, to go to a local bar, drink martinis and find a companion for the night. Which is exactly how she ends up in a hotel room...