Taking on a case that sounded simple, Morgan Stark and Felicity O'Brien are tasked to retrieve two high-value paintings but it quickly becomes more complicated. Using past connections, the ex-mercenary and the former jewel thief go undercover as part of J.J. Slash's growing crime empire. Slash, a 17-year-old gangster with some unique ideas about crime and capitalism is at the center of a war to reshape the criminal system of New York City. To stop the battle, Stark and O'Brien are relying on their special gift, a psychic link that alerts them to danger. But danger comes in many forms in J.J.'s world. The team will need luck and skill to survive gangsters, killers, and attacks from the most unexpected sources.
Austin S. Camacho is the author of the Hannibal Jones Mystery Series about a Washington Dc-based private eye and the author of the Stark and O'Brien international adventure-thriller series, and the stand-alone detective novel, Beyond Blue. His short stories have been featured in several anthologies including Dying in a Winter Wonderland - an Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Top Ten Bestseller for 2008 - and he is featured in the Edgar nominated African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey.