P.I. Peri Minneopa has had enough. She's closing her business, marrying her detective boyfriend, and settling down to a life of ease-until her brother shows up, accused of a murder he swears he didn't commit. Now she's back in the thick of things, investigating the death of an engineer who may have been stealing techno-secrets from other companies. Her relationship with her brother is an icy one, at best, and she struggles with her ambivalence, as well as her desire to leave investigative work behind. Digging around in people's lives is reasonably easy, but when the bullets start flying, will Peri be able to keep her promise?
Gayle (G.S.) Carline has been an artist, a software engineer, and an author, mostly because she believes in reincarnation while you're still alive to learn a lesson or two. She loves to write mysteries, fantasies, and humor--and sometimes all together. Currently, she lives in sunny southern California with her husband and a sassy Corgi. She also has a son and two horses, all of whom she enjoys even if they don't live with her.