In the third entry to the series, Alaska P.I. Cecil Younger is fresh
out of rehab with a head wound, a child custody case from hell, and the
clients to match.
Confrontational and obsessed, Priscilla DeAngelo is sure her ex is
conspiring with a state senator to wrest her son from her, and thus, she
hires Cecil Younger to investigate. This is the first time Younger has
to deal with lawyers in flashy suits and overused paper shredders. When
she storms off to Juneau for a showdown, Younger's custody case swiftly
turns into a murder. Younger is fired from the defense team, but he
can't stop thinking about the case, and keeps on with the investigation
alone. He's not sure what keeps him involved. Is it Priscilla's sister
(his lost love)? His regard for truth as a rare commodity? Or the head
injury Priscilla's ex gave him?
But there's one thing he knows: he won't let go until it's solved, even
if it kills him.