Iniquity

Crime boss Georgio Gambino abducts Sean Mick McPhersons pregnant wife, Emma, and his friends two daughters and contracts to sell them and another group of womensome into forced labor, others as sex slaves, and a few for their organs. Gambino confines three best friendsMick, a PI; Joe, a homicide detective; and Rafferty, an FBI special agentto Pines & Quill writing retreat and pits them against each other with a warning: Mick, if you try to save Emma, Ill kill Joes daughters. Joe, if you try to save your daughters, Ill kill Emma. And Rafferty, if you help Mick or Joe, Ill kill your fiance, Ivy. With help from the writers in residencea fiction novelist, a retired maritime pilot, the granddaughter of a legendary pearl diver, and a prior mountain climber now double-amputeeMick, Joe, and Rafferty manage to sneak away and journey to Mount Baker, where the captives await transport. Along the way, the three best friends learn the lines theyll cross to save the people they love.