The Pretenders of Copper County

The Pretenders of Copper County returns to O'Leary in a new series set in the same world. A protection specialist is assigned a straightforward job: remove a target from Vermont, transport him to a safehouse, and keep him there until his mafia uncle testifies. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when the target—Chris—proves to be accident-prone, unaware of his connection to crime boss Fromadgio, and dangerously willing to chat with strangers. After Chris compromises the safehouse and inadvertently starts a bar fight, the specialist's only option is to go undercover as married campground hosts in Copper County, New York. Now hiding out with someone obsessed with action-adventure shows and hand-knit sweaters, the specialist finds their professional detachment slipping. What began as a job becomes personal when enemies of the Fromadgios finally locate them, and protecting Chris transforms from duty into something far more genuine.