AN EXCITING NOVELLA FOR FANS OF TRAVIS MCGEE, SPENSER, ELVIS COLE AND ALEX DELAWARE...Vance Custer is a true crime writer willing to investigate your case like a private investigator might... As long as he gets the book- and movie rights.In this novella he is asked by a beautiful widow to look into the suspicious death of her husband in a small town. Soon Vance fnds out there's a lot of people keeping secrets there, and a lot of people eager to keep those secrets hidden.Luckily, Vance isn't the kind of guy to back down... Even if they're out to get him.PRAISE BY OTHER AUTHORS: Jochem's deep and abiding love for classic pulp fiction comes through on every page, and his stories continue the time-honored tradition of the hardboiled American PI." Sean Chercover, author of Trigger City. ''The writing is fresh and vivid and lively, paying homage to the past while standing squarely in the present." James W. Hall, author of Silencer. ''Great pop sensibility with a nod to the classic L.A. PIs.'' David Levien, author 13 Million Dollar Pop.