ADAM DOMPIERRE
MYSTERY AUTHOR
Eddie London is a quick-witted and slightly-incompetent private eye—he’s also Lacey Matthews’ last hope. The young woman implores him to investigate her boyfriend’s fatal fall from a hotel balcony. While the authorities have ruled out foul play, Lacey refuses to believe them.
As he pursues disparate leads, Eddie finds himself pulled ever deeper into Summerport’s deadly underworld. Horse tracks, illegal bookmakers, and big money boxing matches all await him, and that’s before he gets to the imposter police officers and all-too-real mafioso.
The list of suspects grows to include the enigmatic head of a crime syndicate, an overly-invested reporter, and a recalcitrant Army colonel. Secrets abound, and it's up to Eddie to uncover the truth.
Eddie London might be the worst detective in all of Summerport. Then again, he assures himself, it’s a pretty big city. But when Veronica Lawrence hires him to find her missing husband, Eddie sees his chance to transcend the low-stakes (and low-paying) cases that have thus far sustained his fledgling operation.
His unorthodox investigation begins at the authoritarian Manticore Cooperative, where he does his best to outwit its charismatic and temperamental leader. Further clues lead to a violent dive bar and a wilderness compound run by a dangerous cult.
Veronica has given him seven days. Failing that, Eddie knows, another chance may not come his way. He has no intention of letting the opportunity pass by.
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Suspecting his best days are behind him, Victor Drake runs an out of the way detective agency. When James Chandler comes to him desperately seeking deliverance from a menacing stalker who seems to possess supernatural powers, Drake needs to recapture his mettle to take on the challenge of a lifetime.
Though he initially disregards the paranormal elements of the story, Drake agrees to the job. A twisting investigation encircles James’ physicist girlfriend Claire Ventura, her mob associate father, and a highly-secretive program with connections to Claire’s university. There, a reluctant source warns Drake to abandon his pursuit or risk provoking the wrath of extraordinary forces.
Overpowered but undaunted, Drake must uncover the secret behind this fearsome adversary. With time and circumstance working against him, can he neutralize the threat before lives are lost?