When a bookstore owner's brilliant daughter vanishes from Little Saigon, Jack Liffey once again finds himself in familiar territory ? being in unfamiliar territory.

His new foils are local Vietnamese gangsters, a troubled cop who may or may not be friendly, and a disturbed young man who believes he is cursed by an exotic toadstone lodged in his brain. Undoubtedly the greatest peril that Jack Liffey faces manifests itself in the form of women, whether in the guise of a stunning businesswoman with designs of deadly seduction or even his newly teenage daughter who just discovered boys. Then there's the active serial killer on the loose...

The Jack Liffey series takes readers deep into the many Los Angeles ethnic communities, tribal enclaves, and religious cultures that sometimes co-exist, sometimes clash, but always surprise. Fans of George Pelecanos will fall deep into the fast-paced, unpredictable, and dangerous world John Shannon creates.