Pronzini is the master of the shivery, spine-tingling it-could-happen suspense story."--Publishers WeeklyA freelance charter pilot on uneasy terms with the police but greatly respected by the underworld, Dan Connell turns down a bundle of cash to smuggle a jade carving of a bird out of Singapore--which doesn't make the thieves or the authorities happy. When an old cohort is killed, Connell discovers that only by finding the bird can he avoid his own murder. "Pronzini is a pro."--The New York Times