John Mason has experienced enough mystery and death in his lifetime. Retiring early from the FBI he planned to live the quiet life of a cigar store owner in the small town where he grew up. Before he can get his feet wet in the world of entrepreneurship, however, fate intervenes. The wife of prominent Senator Edward Collins is murdered on the estate of one of John’s closest friends. Now operating outside of the law and under surveillance by the same organization he spent a career serving, John finds himself back in the game on the trail of a killer. Retirement will have to wait.
A bit difficult at the beginning to keep all the characters straight but a good story. Definitely a surprise ending. I look forward to reading more of N E West's work.