Suitcase city : a novel
(Book)

"A man gets himself into a little bit of trouble, then a little bit more, then a lot. And then his whole world becomes a nightmare. How does he get himself out of this mess of his own creation? The answer involves the end of an extramarital affair, reconciliation with a daughter he has neglected, and a deadly encounter with a man who comes out of the past bearing bad news and the keys to a new life. Set in Tampa, Florida, in the late 1980s, Suitcase City captures the glitter of the high life and the steamy essence of low places in the Cigar City"--,from publishers web site.

Tampa businessman Jimmy Teach's life revolves around his teenage daughter and a dependency on alcohol. When he defends himself in a mugging, the incident escalates into a race relations media-storm. As Teach begins his own investigation, he must confront his past and the people he thought he had left behind.