The fourth installment in this award-winning mystery series draws
actor-turned-super-sleuth Tennyson Hardwick into his most challenging
case, compelling him to face the unthinkable: save his daughter or the
woman he loves.South by Southeast, a title inspired by the master of
suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, finds Tennyson and his family in South
Beach, Florida, where he is filming his role in a television detective
series. Ten's soon-to-be-adopted daughter, Chela, runs into old friend
Maria from her earlier days as a prostitute in Los Angeles. The pair
dives into the South Beach club scene, but Maria mysteriously goes
missing. When Maria's body washes ashore, Chela and the authorities fear
that her suspicious death is connected to a serial killer preying on
young prostitutes. Tennyson believes he knows who the killer is, but the
suspect escapes when the actor-detective tries to capture him. When it's
believed the suspected killer may have committed suicide, things return
to normal for Ten and his family. But the respite doesn't last long, and
Tennyson discovers someone is after him, his girlfriend, and Chela.
Realizing it's the killer who's terrorizing him, Ten is presented with a
lose-lose dilemma: save his daughter or the woman he loves. In a
pulse-pounding thriller that could be described as Walter Mosley's Easy
Rawlins meets Miami Vice, Tennyson Hardwick is back big time with his
trademark sexiness, sizzle, and James Bond-like sophistication.