"Here's a mystery that pushes all the right buttons -- dead bodies, drug deals, dames in distress, a take-no-guff police lieutenant out to save the day -- all taking place on that nowhere-left-to-go destination, Key West..."- Byron Rupert McCafferty, Online Critics Corner

Key West, April 1966. What does missing mob money from the fall of Havana have to do with the death of old family friend and fishing guide, Sam Torres? Is restaurateur and reputed mobster, Sal Donatello, really the friend he claims to be or is he chasing his own agenda? And what has driven local newspaper editor, Andy Hardy, over the edge to threaten reporter Amy Petersen? Can Key West Police Lieutenant Tom Jackson keep her safe without jeopardizing their budding romance? Before the drug filled craziness of the 70's and 80's things were already getting warm at the end of the road, and it wasn't just the temperature.