A dead body. A dark past. An ordinary man with everything to lose. Marcus Kemp is a regular beat cop living a normal life in San Diego, California. Until the day he makes a shocking discovery: a dead body in the trunk of a stolen car. Worse, the victim turns out to be the man who abused him as a child. Marcus instinctively wants to help the killer get away with murder and, disregarding his police oath, will stop at nothing to make it happen. With both his job and freedom in jeopardy, his investigation leads him to an unexpected killer, and Marcus is soon faced with an impossible decision. Can he finally bury the past before it drags him under?
Author
Curtis Ippolito is an Anthony Award Finalist, a Derringer Award Finalist, and the author of the crime novel Burying the Newspaper Man, his debut. Additionally, his short stories have appeared in numerous prominent publications, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Vautrin, Mystery Tribune, and Shotgun Honey, as well as being included in several anthologies including the Anthony Award-nominated Trouble No More, and 4:20 Noir. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife. To learn more about him and what he is working on, visit him at the following links. Website: curtisippolito.com Twitter: @curtis9980 Instagram: @curtis_SD
