Part of Alex McKnight, book 4
First published 2010
Alex McKnight lies face down with a gun pressed against his skull. What started as a simple card game at developer Win Vargas's house has become a professional robbery. When the chaos ends, police chief Roy Maven points his investigation straight at McKnight. The former private eye faces a worse problem than police suspicion. Vargas wants personal revenge and may have made Jackie disappear. Jackie is Alex's closest friend. With officials chasing false leads and his allies either vanished or locked up, Alex must find the truth himself. He cannot see how deep this conspiracy runs. He does not know how close he stands to actual guilt. The case forces him to examine wilderness real estate schemes and discover what friendship truly costs. McKnight thinks he understands the stakes, but the real culprit will shock him. His investigation will test every assumption he holds about loyalty and justice in his small community.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: North America
Period: Contemporary
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