At first it seems like a bizarre, once-in-a-lifetime event - the discovery of a man's body mauled by a rogue grizzly, in an area where bears have not been seen in a hundred years. When it is discovered that the young man actually met his death by gunshot, the case changes, and Starbranch is drawn into the investigation in a desperate attempt to clear his best friend, who is the prime suspect. As his investigation takes him from a Wyoming Indian reservation to San Francisco, home of vicious Chinese gangs, he uncovers a tangled web of criminal activity. And then he crosses paths with Junior Stone, a hardened killer who works for a local mob boss and whose grudge against Harry can only be settled with blood. To solve the case and find who really pulled the trigger, Harry must break all the rules and put himself in harm's way - a tactic that could cost him his life. Read Less