Hard living collects its fair share of casualties, but somehow Leo Waterman avoided becoming one of them. Destined for a trust fund that was taking too damn long to kick in, he spent years eking out a living in Seattle as a private investigator. Along the way he managed to survive countless run-ins with murderers, drug dealers, and jealous wives. But when Rebecca, the love of his life, dumped him to marry someone else…that was a different story. Still, he took it like a man, eventually collecting his family money and slipping into semi- retirement—until the day an unwelcome visitor brings him the worst possible news. Rebecca has vanished and no one, not even her manipulative, overprotective mother, can find a trace of her. Together with his band of informers and sidekicks (in truth a rather motley crew of homeless drunks and reprobates), Leo wades back into the game, determined to save Rebecca once and for all. But her trail is a twisted one, thick with deception and depravity that winds from the rain-swept streets of Seattle to the murky depths of the great North Woods. The stink of it all seems to emanate from none other than Rebecca’s new husband, Brett Ward, whose tangle of lies will cast Leo into the path of a ruthless gang that will stop at nothing—not even murder—to protect what’s theirs.
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"Personally I enjoyed this book. The main character was not an overly "wiseguy" like some writers use for their PI character. There was some good action although a bit bloody. It was an entertaining read."
— Ronald (4 out of 5 stars)
" I think this is a good series for the price and light reading. "
— Provincergmail.com, 10/14/2013" Love the Leo Waterman character - very likeable guy! "
— Linda, 9/21/2013" Ford is a new author to me. I thoroughly enjoyed his vocabulary and clever turn of phrase. "
— Joan, 6/10/2013" This was ok. Decent plot I guess. but It reminds me of o e that would have been turned into an early 90's action flick. "
— Bri, 5/6/2013" started and finished it friday nite. "
— Sandy, 4/7/2013" A fast read with a comical character that provides snarky comments to the story. It is entertaining, especially if you like books where things blow up. "
— Luanne, 2/10/2013" A fun quick read, good characters. "
— Lfoote01, 12/24/2012" Vety highly recommended. I'm so glad Leo's back in town. Can't wait to see what happens between him and Rachrl. "
— Terry, 8/20/2012" A fun fast mystery. Anyone from Seattle would love it. "
— Susan, 8/15/2012G. M. Ford is the author of six widely praised novels in the Frank Corso series, the highly acclaimed mysteries featuring Seattle private investigator Leo Waterman, and several stand-alone novels. A former creative writing teacher in western Washington, he has been named a finalist for the Shamus and Dilys Awards.
Patrick Lawlor, an award-winning narrator, is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer. He has worked extensively off Broadway and has been an actor and stuntman in both film and television. He has been an Audie Award finalist multiple times and has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and many starred audio reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews.