After Matthew Walker's mother dies, his father is dragged into the dark corners of alcoholism by wife-beating sleaze, Ed Wilkinson-leaving 8-year-old Matt to care for his baby sister, Evy. When tragedy strikes, and Evy loses her life, Matt pins the troubles in his life on Ed, vowing to exact revenge one day.
Years later, Matt is deep into the mafia underworld doing jobs for a dangerous man known as The Priest. Now armed with the means to go after Ed Wilkinson, Matt's determination puts him at odds with his mobster family, exposing him to new threats and betrayals.
Will Matthew Walker find redemption amidst the shadows of the underworld? Or will he succumb to the darkness he once sought to escape?
In Paradise of Dust, Nicolas Nan weaves a gripping tale of vengeance, suspense, and redemption that will leave readers of Donald E. Westlake's The Hunter and Lawrence Block's A Walk Among the Tombstones exhilarated and hungry for more.