First published 1992
Private investigator John Quincannon's latest case takes a dark turn when his search for a missing heiress leads him to a brutal murderer. Navigating the seedy underbelly of 1890s San Francisco, Quincannon must confront his own traumatic past as he closes in on a cunning psychopath. With time running out and the killer's body count rising, Quincannon is forced to make life-or-death decisions that will test his moral compass. In the end, the personal stakes couldn't be higher as he risks everything to bring a merciless predator to justice.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, crime, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, moral-dilemma
Setting: San Francisco, California
226 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: murder, violence