Ex-DEA agent John Marquez, now head of the undercover unit of the California Department of Fish and Game, is closing in on the sturgeon poachers who kill fish for their highly profitable caviar, when his key confidential informant disappears. The trail leads him into the middle of a deadly FBI operation involving the Russian mafia and a web of conflicting loyalties. Fastpaced, thought-provoking, and vivid, this eco-thriller pushes the tough but sensitive Marquez to the limit.
KIRK RUSSELL is also the author of Shell Games and Night Game, the first two books in the John Marquez crime novel series. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. His Web site is www.kirk-russell.com.