A KILLING FROST

It started as a simple missing person case. Maria Castro came to private detective Ron Shade because her friend Juanita was desperate to find her fiancé It all seemed pretty standard…until the missing fiancé was found floating in a canal. From there the search for something resembling the truth led Shade deeper and deeper into the darkness, in a world of murder, conspiracy and cover-ups. But Shade won’t be satisfied with the truth. He’s looking for justice.

“An assured debut in the classic hard-boiled tradition.” – Publisher’s Weekly

“Essential for fans of hard-boiled detective fiction.” – Library Journal