CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR STEPHEN MERTZ IS BACK WITH A PRIVATE EYE NOVEL-CRACKLING WITH PLOT TWISTS AND ENDLESS SUSPENSE.

McShan is tough and smart-a top operative for the detective agency Honeycutt Personal Services. But when he's sent to the picturesque desert landscape of southeastern Arizona to check on the well-being of a former Olympic gymnast who's become involved with a New Age cult, his hands are suddenly full.

It doesn't take long for murder to rear its ugly head, and McShan finds himself neck-deep in a case involving vicious bikers, an unassuming barber who may be a criminal mastermind, a wealthy entrepreneur hiding dangerous secrets, and too many beautiful blondes with deadly secrets of their own.

Populated with compelling characters and told with a sharp, contemporary edge, this private eye classic will leave readers everywhere breathless.

"Stephen Mertz is the best action writer I've read in a long time!" -Brent Towns