The Shamus AwardтАУwinning mystery series continues as a reporterтАЩs investigation into a mysterious illness leads him to a deadly conspiracy.
When he hears residents of a Newark neighborhood are getting sickтАФand even dyingтАФfrom a strange disease, investigative reporter Carter Ross dives into the storyтАФso deep he comes down with the illness himself. With even more motivation to track down the source of the disease, Carter soon hits upon a nearby construction site. But when the projectтАЩs developer is found dead, and his mob ties surface, Carter knows heтАЩs looking at a story much biggerтАФand with even more dangerous consequencesтАФthan an environmental hazard.
Back in the newsroom, Carter has his hands full with his current girlfriend and with the paperтАЩs newest eager intern, not to mention his boss and former girlfriend Tina Thompson, who has some news for Carter thatтАЩs about to make tangling with the mob seem simple by comparison.