A knockout in a white swimsuit... hazel eyes... honey skin... amber hair... and a secret worth killing for. Titus knew the stunning woman was trouble the first moment he saw her by the pool while working a gig as a hotel detective. But it doesn’t take long for him to discover that somebody is trying to kill Amaya Andrada, the most popular TV news anchor in Miami. She doesn’t want his help, but Titus digs into her problems anyway. Next thing he knows, half of Miami is out to kill him... a coked-up movie stuntman, a notorious gang leader, a rich playboy with a penchant for high-octane street racing, and a mysterious sender of bizarre gifts that may be the most dangerous person Titus has ever met.
John D. Patten occasionally skipped class because he was glued to a Spenser mystery by Robert B. Parker. He would be late for jobs because he got caught up in a Travis McGee adventure by John D. MacDonald. He memorized sarcastic Philip Marlowe lines from detective stories by Raymond Chandler. Now, after all these years, he’s finally figured out maybe he should be writing hard-boiled thrillers of his own.