Loo is twelve when she moves back to the New England fishing village of her early youth. Her father, Hawley, finds work on the docks, while she deals with being a new kid in school. But hurtling towards both father and daughter are the ghosts of Hawley's criminal past. This is a novel about what it means to be a hero, and the cost we pay to protect the people we love most. From the prize-winning author of "The Good Thief".