The Second Life Of Nick Mason

"The opening here is archetypal: An ex-con named Nick Mason walks out of prison and into a waiting limousine. Nick doesn’t know why he has been released decades early, but he knows that a crime kingpin named Darius Cole — who is still inside the prison — is responsible. The limo takes Nick to Darius’ townhouse, and the driver leaves him with ominous advice: “This isn’t freedom. This is mobility. Don’t get those two things confused.” Soon, Nick’s cellphone begins ringing with grisly assignments from Darius, spurring Nick to plot his escape. The Second Life of Nick Mason is so good, it stands shoulder to paranoid shoulder with the classics of the noir genre."