Mark Kinson is an ex-marine, a veteran of the Iraq war, an expert in martial arts and, according to his boss, a terrible private investigator. When he makes a serious blunder and is fired he figures his career is over. It is then that he gets the break of a lifetime. With some help from his sister, he lands a job investigating a murder in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Almost immediately upon arriving however, the case begins to take twists and turns that he could never have imagined, including a bizarre treasure hunt that has an outrageous and exciting conclusion. His main concern, however, is finding the identity of the person that shot John Moorehead. He wades through the many clues but they don't seem to add up. Could the killer be the mild mannered house servant? The doctor? Possibly the matronly woman who serves as a maid and cook? Certainly not the victim's own daughter. Or could it be the very one that hired him, the victims wife? Whoever it is, they keep one step ahead of the sleuth until the very end when suddenly all the many clues, or more precisely several specific ones, come together and he makes a stunning realization. Will he finally figure it out? Will You? The clues are all there for him (and the reader) in this old fashioned styled mystery with contemporary and fascinating characters. And with a surprise ending that will grab the reader by the throat it is a must read for murder mystery buffs.