ASIN: B004IWRC5C
Publisher: Pertinacity Press
Pages: 352
Billions of dollars in casino profits can turn the nicest people ugly. A gaming goliath is steamrolling local opposition to build a high-rise casino complex on the shoreline of upscale Santa Monica. The crucial city councilwoman with the deciding vote is murdered. Confronting Santa Monica Police Detective Dave Mason with a real whodunit. The dance between politics, money, and big ideas that change the landscape draw Mason in, deflecting his attention from his daughter's bullying and his impending divorce. He struggles against his attraction toward the witness, Ginger McNair, the community organizer leading the opposition forces. Ginger must prove her innocence in the murder of the city councilwoman. She must also live with the threat that the real killer--probably someone she knows--is hunting her, fearing she could identify him. She hounds Mason to find the real killer. Mason struggles ...
