Another planet, another problem. When a banker is shot dead on the street and the police can't find his killer, his widow calls in Sam Dane. The dead man's friends say he didn't lie, cheat or steal; Dane isn't so sure. He follows a trail that leads to interplanetary politics, kidnapping, murder, torture, and money - lots and lots of money. Enough money to tempt even an honest man. A science fiction detective thriller, this sequel to "In the Blood" delivers the same high tension thrills as the first book.

A collection of eclectic short stories from the slightly bent mind of Robert J. Sullivan - humor, science fiction, steam punk, horror, detective. "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." - Chuckles the Clown

The Utu festival was only three days old when the first body was found, 22 year old Gloria Ashlock, naked except for her shoes, leashed to a column in a warehouse and stabbed 35 times. The discovery was a shock but not a surprise to the police on Procrustes; they'd found eleven bodies during last year's festival and nine the year before. The humans, who had arrived a quarter century before, would scream and blame it on the indifference of the native Zherghi to crimes against anyone but themselves. The Council had agreed if the murders began again they would take action. They brought in a human detective. When Sam Dane arrived he found a city given over to drunken debauchery, with the police overwhelmed by the manic festival and the killer leaving new victims day after day. Not speaking the language and unable to read clues on alien faces, Dane looks for any thread to follow back to the predator. Amid the chaos, where every action is colored by species, alcohol, sex, violence, greed, ambition and politics, Dane works against time and the odds to keep the murders from destroying the city. He discovers that it's easier to bury bodies than secrets, and that there are worse crimes than murder.