'Brod's settings and dialogue are realistic and believable.' - Publishers Weekly. Police Chief Ed Carver makes no bones about wanting to run privateinvestigator Quint McCauley out of town when a Circuit Judge is found dead and it emerges that Quint has an interest in the policeinvestigation. Carver seems anxious to classify Markham's death as suicide but Quint has been hired by Markham's widow, who stands to gain a million dollars in insurance payments if he can prove it's murder. Qunit, who finds support in some new and unlikely companions, uncovers a trail of corruption and tragedy.