A grisly discovery in an antique Spanish trunk sets Joe Lily on a desperate path that could cost him not only the family business ― but also his life. After a front-page flame-out at his Wall Street firm destroys his career and marriage, Joe returns home to Portland, Oregon. A surprise call from an old family friend in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, leads Joe on a harrowing ride that plunges him deep into the dark underworlds of internet hacking and Mexican drug cartels, bringing him face to face with a sadistic killer known as the Goat.
Muerto Vallarta is a modern mystery thriller noir—a slow burn that seeps into your mind like a song you can’t shake until you finally remember its name. Set in Puerto Vallarta, Joe works to uncover the connections behind a series of cartel murders. PV is vividly rendered, but the story’s best moments unfold in the shadows—where characters collide and truth comes to light.