'Dunning is an amazingly assured writer.' - Booklist 'A joy to read.' - New York Times Book Review Denver cop and rare book collector Cliff Janeway was on the trail of a killer. Bookscout Bobby Westfall is dead, his body dumped under a ladder in a dark alley. Janeway knows who did it - flashy businessman Jackie Newton, a local thug and Janeway's personal nemesis. But Janeway is in for some surprises before he finds the proof he needs - surprises that will affect his professional and personal life in profound and shocking ways.