P.I. Jack Liffey is hired to find a runaway teen living with a group of spiritualists who harbor a sinister secret--a secret with the potential to wipe out Los Angeles....

"Witty...energetic. [Shannon is] talented way above the ordinary."--New York Times Book Review

"A stunner of a book."--The Poisoned Pen

"The hands-down winner of the 'Where is the next Raymond Chandler coming from?' sweepstakes" --Chicago Tribune