"If, as P.K.'s foster mother puts it, 'a Detective is someone who
uncovers the Truth & brings Justice' then Lawrence...is being the kind
of detective all good authors can be."--New York Times Book Review on
P.K. Pinkerton and the Deadly Desperados
P.K. Pinkerton's detective agency is thriving in Virginia City--until
the evening P.K. is abruptly stuffed into a turnip sack and tossed into
the back of a wagon! Surfacing in Chinatown, P.K. is forced into taking
a job trailing the abductor's fiancé in Carson City.
Danger lurks at every turn. P.K. must battle quicksand, escape the
despicable former Deputy Marshall, Jack Williams, and save Poker Face
Jace from certain death at the hands of the fatal "Black Widow," who is
courting P.K.'s friend and mentor.
Master-of-disguise P.K. Pinkerton has almost perfected the art of
staying hidden in plain sight, but when the stakes become life or death,
the only thing that can save the young detective is to give away the
biggest secret of all.