Drayco awoke drenched in sweat. He told Maida she could turn the air conditioner up, hoping it would save her money. But he paid the price with dream after dream of clawing his way through flames.
He also awoke with a renewed certainty Arnold Sterling’s murder must be connected to the Marcus Laessig case. At least, that’s what his conscious mind was telling him. His subconscious wasn’t so sure—if you could believe his dream where Sterling’s killer morphed into Beth as she pulled the wire tight around her husband’s neck.
Job number one was to learn more about Arnold Sterling. Trouble is, Sterling had few friends, and most of the people he associated with were in jail. Or were unwilling to talk about him. Even Sheriff Sailor hadn’t had much luck getting Sterling’s circle of miscreants to o
