Naked corpses are found on a rental houseboat. There's a Hollywood connection, a drug ring connection, a crooked cop among the investigators, and a killer hiding where no one would look. It could be an unsolvable crime-until an alcoholic ex-deputy and his son join the hunt.and the hunted. 'Not your garden-variety detective story."-Clark Kent, Daily Planet 'An unpredictable, compelling read for mystery fans. The inclusion of an upscale high school and its denizens provides a fresh and welcome change from the ghettos and drug dens we've come to expect."-Hazings Review 'Gripping.plausible.skillfully structured.eminently satisfying."-Tinseltown Times 'Take a deceptive killer with a flawless plan, add one guilt-ridden has-been detective, a ruthless drug lord, a cop on the take, and some self-absorbed teenagers. You get a thoroughly entertaining, suspenseful yarn that sucks you in like a shop vac'."-Stephanie Plump, Criminologist