"A midwife from a solid working-class family, Patrick Kenny of Kenny-Lowry - a private detective agency that investigates crimes in the Boston underground - can no longer watch the hidden side of city life as an interested observer. When his colleagues are killed during a botched truck robbery, Kenny decides to dig into the real reasons. In this risky quest, he is assisted by Kenny's gifted ethnic greenie, Angela, who uses her instincts and talents to lead her friends on the trails of Boston crimes. Dive into the maelstrom of black affairs and discover the truth in the thriller "Sweetheart". before the war' is an exciting book that was nominated for the Antony Prize in 1995."