Nick McCarty comes out of retirement at the urging of his partner, Gus Nason. After a difficult hit overseas, his stepdaughter Jean asks Nick to intercede in a teacher's problematic family troubles. In no time at all, the bodies are piling up, and the tendrils threatening both Nick's family, along with his bestselling author status spread at record speed.
A stone-cold killer with family and friends is a dangerous business, but when bad people threaten Nick's Pacific Grove home, it becomes a deadly business. Nick's up to the mark, with his family and friends holding on tight for yet another McCarty journey into darkness. Book 3 - Sins and Sanctions El Muerto began as a joke by writer/assassin Nick McCarty’s partner, Gus. In Nick’s offbeat sense of violent humor, he makes El Muerto into a terrifying legend. Adding his partner Gus into the mix as Payaso his sidekick, Nick enters the realm of serial killers and terrorists with a vengeance.
"Bernard Lee DeLeo is one of the purest writing talents I have ever had the pleasure of reading - a brilliant writing talent that I can only envy." James Byron Huggins - New York Times Bestselling Author