A dead body. A dark past. An ordinary man with everything to lose.
Marcus Kemp is a regular beat cop living a normal life in San Diego, California. Until the day he makes a shocking discovery: a dead body in the trunk of a stolen car. Worse, the victim turns out to be the man who abused him as a child.
Marcus instinctively wants to help the killer get away with murder and, disregarding his police oath, will stop at nothing to make it happen. With both his job and freedom in jeopardy, his investigation leads him to an unexpected killer, and Marcus is soon faced with an impossible decision.
Can he finally bury the past before it drags him under?
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“First-rate writing will keep you turning the pages of this fresh and gritty neo-noir tale.”
Greg Levin, author of IN WOLVES’ CLOTHING
“An interesting plot that takes several dizzying twists and turns.”
S.A. Cosby, author of BLACKTOP WASTELAND and RAZORBLADE TEARS
“No amount of SoCal sunshine can burn away the traumas of the past. Marcus Kemp takes his place in the pantheon of battle-damaged California noir heroes, anti or otherwise, in a compelling tale of one man facing his own pain.”
Brian Asman, author of JAILBROKE