Purgatory Chasm

These days his concern is rehabilitating a house on the wrong side of Framingham,Mass.,and establishing a relationship with a woman and her daughter who are becoming increasingly important to him.

Sax has another overriding loyalty _ to the Barnburners,an Alcoholics Anonymous group that helped him get straight. Sax would do anything for a Barnburner,even a lowlife like Tander Phigg.

So when Phigg asks him to retrieve his beloved Mercedes-Benz and the money from the repair shop that was supposed to fix it,Sax reluctantly steps up.

A self-described grease monkey,Sax uses that ability to size up the shop that has Phigg8217;s car,and the people running it.

After that,things turn complicated and bloody.

Sax is very much a blue-collar hero _ hardworking and down-to-earth _ who finds himself in an increasingly dangerous situation that eventually has him fighting for his life.

Ulfelder,a race car driver and co-owner of a race car building company,doesn8217;t overload the book with technical jargon or inside information. Non-racing and non-car fans will appreciate his hero as well as his crisp plotting,hard-boiled style and realistic dialogue.

In his debut novel,Ulfelder deftly solves a mystery,and explores how family ties are established and what they mean.

8221;Purgatory Chasm8221; is a book that holds interest on many levels.