Luke Fischer just wants to watch the sun go down over the Pacific, eat some fish tacos, and swig a few cervezas. Well, more than a few. When Luke is called to a hotel to meet a man whose daughter is missing, he’s reluctant to help. But as a favour to the benefactor who pays his bills, Luke says he’ll look into it. What begins as a short segunda ride out of Puerto Vallarta to the surfing mecca of Sayulita takes Luke into a maelstrom of shady cigar salesman, goons of every size, and a ring of violence darker than an ocean swell. As Luke dives deeper into a world he knew existed but had never seen, he awakens something in himself he thought was dormant. Now, not only does he have to find the young woman, he has keep away from those who’d rather he was dead, and live long enough to order one more Pacifico and watch the pelicans fish. Includes the all-new short story: THUNDERBOWL A pair of goons on an errand for their boss end up at a dive bowling alley in Colorado Springs. As the pressure rises more than pins get knocked over, and things go bad… mostly. "Fischer is carved from a slab of exquisite Mexican marble with a dark vein through its center." - K.M. Gray “A Colt 1911, a Glock, a guitar, a sharp knife and a Brazilian street fighter’s dainty toes. Dusty alleys with sleeping dogs.” - Linda Robinson “A cranky Luke Fischer returns in a thriller where Pacificos are hard to come by, bad guys abound, and shots ring out. Often. Nuanced writing, superb pacing, and interesting characters. And a memorable dog. ” - Carlotta Dale