Suspense Detective #3

When Dave Weber's employer, the wealthy importer George Pettigrew, is found murdered in his home, Dave becomes the prime suspect—his fingerprints are on the murder weapon, and the police are closing in fast. But Dave knows the real killer is Charles Ross, Pettigrew's office manager, and he's certain that a drifter who witnessed the crime holds the key to proving his innocence. Now on the run and desperate, Dave must find that one crucial witness before the law catches up to him.

Dr. John Russo, a respected physician and newly elected school board member in the quiet suburb of San Remar, finds his carefully constructed life upended when his photograph appears in the newspaper—the same day a watchman is killed during a loft robbery. As mysterious bloodstains appear near his home and a figure from his past closes in, Russo must confront a terrible secret he thought long buried. With each passing hour, the walls of his respectable life grow tighter, and the price of an old mistake threatens to destroy everything he's built.

When Dr. John Russo reconnects with an old friend from his criminal past—a desperate man named Ned Coster who's been shot and desperately needs a hideout—the doctor finds himself trapped between loyalty and survival. Russo had promised years ago to safeguard stolen payroll money, but now Ned's back, demanding the loot and refusing to let anyone stand in his way. As Ned's desperation turns violent and Russo's family becomes collateral in the criminal's twisted scheme, the doctor must navigate an impossible choice between his conscience and those he loves.