Quietus

Danny Sullivan is a skilled Miami burglar who carries a dangerous inherited trait, and his criminal life is growing darker. He plans one last job: stealing a valuable coin collection that would let him quit, marry his trusting fiancée, and keep a secret he guards closely. The target is a private German millionaire who lives in a grand Palm Beach mansion. He hides a large Heidelberg safe filled with cash, gold, diamonds, emeralds, pearls, and strange amber objects, along with a heavy load of sinister secrets.

Danny's plan sets off a chain of unexpected results that touch on love, death, betrayal, greed, selflessness, and revenge. The story follows a cast of robbers, smugglers, killers, dishonest police officers, and corrupt lawyers, and it portrays Danny as a complicated man undone by his own weaknesses. His hopes fall apart, and he struggles with conflicting impulses as he reaches for one final chance at redemption.

Double-crosses, murders, ambushes, and betrayals pile up against a backdrop of international intrigue. The events move steadily toward a closing confrontation that echoes enduring human concerns.