Secondhand Smoke

About this book

Smoke rubble and the body of an unidentified woman are all that remains of a favorite New Haven eatery. Missing is the restaurants owner a man known as much for his perfect penne as he is for his hand in an illegal gambling operation. Crime reporter Annie Seymour cant pass up a golden opportunity for the perfect story and the chance to pound the pavement she knew as a child. But for Annie home is not where the heart is and a cold reception is all that greets her inquiring ways. To complicate matters Annies father who is a friend of the missing man is suddenly under foot. As Annie connects the dots that point to an elusive mob ring she must confront the fact that shes become an outsider in her own neighborhood--and that she may be its next victim.