First published 2021
Buddy Steel is relaxing at a friend's mountain retreat when duty calls him back to Freedom, California. Someone has broken into his father's house. The burglary is part of a pattern carried out by clever thieves who keep finding new ways to break in. Steel must also tackle a wave of cyber attacks hitting local people and businesses. Computer crimes lie far beyond his usual police work. Detective Quinn Anthony from LAPD Gang Enforcement knows computers inside and out. Steel partners with the young tech expert to hunt down the hackers. Their investigation leads from a brutal Los Angeles cartel all the way beyond American borders. Steel and Quinn race to stop the criminals and get back what they stole. The pursuit grows more dangerous at every turn. As the threats multiply, the unlikely partners draw closer together.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: unlikely-partners
Setting: Freedom, California, Los Angeles
Period: contemporary
264 pages · Paperback · Poisoned Pen Press