"On the hottest day of 1971, Jesus walked into Tommy Aku's Little Grass Shack and ordered a Zombie. Forty-five minutes later, he died on the street in front of me." In the exciting follow-up to Ken Sutherland's HEARTBREAKER, retired LAPD Detective Chuck Donnegan lives up to his reputation as a relentless investigator whose battle against injustice and corruption won't be stopped - even by a raging Malibu Canyon wildfire. A daring, million-dollar diamond heist in 1955 left two people dead and Jesus Ramirez serving sixteen years in prison. Newly released, Jesus wants Chuck to prove him innocent. But he's unceremoniously gunned down moments later, and Chuck vows to find the truth. Tracking the original case unearths more questions than answers. Was Jesus framed? Why didn't the detectives investigate the most likely suspect? Was the theft a cover for something even more deadly?
An alluring fashion designer claims she knows what happened. And the deeper Chuck dives into the crime, the more he believes Jesus' story. When another body is pulled from a blazing car, Chuck fears the murders won't end until he stops the killer. Or dies trying.
