Dead women tell no tales.
Former cat burglar Rook Stevens stole many a priceless thing in the past, but heâs never been accused of taking a lifeâuntil now. It was one thing to find a former associate inside Potterâs Field, his pop culture memorabilia shop, but quite another to stumble across her dead body.
Detective Dante Montoya thought heâd never see Rook Stevens againânot after his former partner falsified evidence to entrap the jewelry thief and Stevens walked off scot-free. So when he tackled a fleeing murder suspect, Dante was shocked to discover the blood-covered man was none other than the thief heâd fought to put in prison and who still makes his blood sing.
Rook is determined to shake loose the murder charge against him, even if it means putting distance between him and the rugged Cuban-Mexican detective who brought him down. If one dead con artist wasnât bad enough, others soon follow, and as the bodies pile up around Rookâs feet, he's forced to reach out to the last man heâd expect to believe in his innocenceâand the only man whoâs ever gotten under Rookâs skin.