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Two men, twenty miles apart, are killed in the same strange way on a quiet summer morning in the Florida Keys. Forensic photographer Alex Rutledge finds that he may be the only person interested in pursuing justice, especially when his brother becomes a key suspect.Alex connects the current-day murders to a thirty-year-old scam amidst revenge smoldering since the Nixon years. He races time to thwart a final killing and, if possible, to prove his brother's innocence.Tom Corcoran once again delivers a deftly plotted and gripping mystery with all of the flavor and intrigue that Key West can offer. Review"The reading highlight of the year."--Michael Connelly, author of The Closers** "Tom Corcoran and his hard-ass protagonist are destined to become national treasures."--Randy Wayne White, author of Dead of Night, Tampa Burn, and Everglades"Tom Corcoran has put his time on the water to great use. [He] reconnects my heart and brain to the Key West I knew."--Jimmy Buffett"Vividly portraying the Key West scene, Tom Corcoran has created a wild cast of characters who are a welcome addition to the Alex Rutledge series." --Dallas Morning News "A fast-paced read with a complex but well-told plot, Corcoran's latest will take you to Margaritaville without wasting away your time." --Richmond Times-Dispatch From the Back CoverSOME WOUNDS NEVER HEALLately, Key West is not quite the laid back place that occasional freelance crime-scene-photographer Alex Rutledge prefers. It's bad enough that the discovery of two dead ex-Navy men one morning?both found swinging on boat lifts twenty miles apart?means grisly work at the indecent hour of 7AM. It's worse that Alex's run-in with a chest-thumping new deputy turns out to have ominous consequences when his wayward younger brother turns up in town...and becomes the prime suspect. SOME PROMISES SHOULD NEVER BE MADEAlex knows Tim has messed up his life, but he just can't believe his brother isn't a killer. As Alex digs deeper, he starts to make connections the cops have missed?but he's baffled when he finds one of the deceased owns a picture of a young girl who turned to Alex for help many years ago. And when a third man is found swinging on the docks, he knows time is running out for his brother. But what he doesn't know is that facing the killer may turn out to be the least of his problems... "Tom Corcoran and his hard-ass protagonist are destined to become national treasures."?Randy Wayne White, author of Dead of Night, Tampa Burn, and *Everglades*"Tom Corcoran has put his time on the water to great use. [He] reconnects my heart and brain to the Key West I knew."?Jimmy Buffett