β Scribed by Cooper, Steven
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A cop. A psychic. And a dead socialite. Who killed Viveca Canning and where is the Dali masterpiece that hung on the walls of her estate? So many people had a motive. Phoenix Detective Alex Mills is on the case with the help of his sometimes-psychic buddy Gus Parker. You wonβt find another duo like them. And once you hop on the wild ride, you wonβt want to get off. Who will survive a doomed flight over the Pacific? Who tried to blow up an art gallery? Who saw Viveca Canning as a threat and shot her twice in the head? Those questions hound Gus and Alex as the case unravels. Itβs an art caper wrapped in a murder mystery. The Valley of the Sun becomes aValley of Shadows, where everyone has something to hide and the truth lies beneath Phoenix in a labyrinth of tunnels and dungeons.
Thereβs a lot at stake for Gus and Alex. With the case swirling all around them, the future of Gus and his rock nβ roll girlfriend hangs in the balance. For Alex, itβs a test of family loyalties as a health scare for his wife brings him to the breaking point.
Cooperβs style is, at once, scorching and wry. He deftly and seamlessly mixes thrills and chills with snark and wit. Thereβs good and evil, love and despair, compassion, deceit, and danger. The action swerves around twists and turns and collides with a cast of characters you will not soon forget.
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