"There are four basic reasons why someone commits murder. The first and most powerful is love. The second-equally powerful-is hate. Almost equally compelling is revenge. The fourth is profit. Money. When one family member kills another, one or more of them is almost always the motive, and the murders on Calypso Key were no exception."-Harry Starke It was one of those beautiful, balmy days on Calypso Key in the US Virgin Islands. The sky was blue and a cool breeze was blowing in off the ocean as Harry and Amanda took their vows. All of their friends were there and all was well with the...

On a balmy afternoon in May 2002, wealthy stockbroker Peter Nicholson was turkey hunting with three friends in Prentice Cooper State Forest when he tripped and fell on his shotgun and accidentally shot himself... dead, but did he? 15 years later, as a last resort, Nicholson's mother asks Harry Starke to find the truth and, as we all know, Harry loves a cold case. As always though. There's a twist in the tale.

'Stand absolutely still Amanda, ' she read, 'and you won't get hurt.' Two seconds later a bullet from a sniper's rifle shattered the driver's side window of her Lexus SUV. That's how it began, early on a Friday morning when Amanda, Harry's wife, found the note tucked under her windshield wiper. The incident was quickly followed by a series of events that would put his family and friends in deadly danger, and test Harry to his limits.