Jed Strait is trying to solve a 40-year-old cold case, but someone has worked long and hard to keep the killer's identity a secret. If he fails, he loses out on the opportunity of a lifetime. The more he digs, though, the more trouble he gets into. Even worse, it's not long before his friend Guillermo is in the crosshairs of powerful people who seem to know the secrets behind his technological wizardry.
With his and Guillermo's fates on the line, Jed throws everything he's got into fighting a shadowy foe who's an expert at playing The Smoking Gun Serenade.