The San Francisco police think Allison Farley drowned during the Alcatraz Triathlon. Her boyfriend does not agree, and hires ace private eye Claire Turnbull to find out what happened. What he doesn't know is that Claire has a partner: the ghost of Old West lawman Wyatt Earp. They dig into a case that gets more tangled with every clue. The final secret may be hidden on Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay.As readers discovered in "Deadfall", the first book in the Phantom Partner series, Claire is the only person who can see and hear the ghost of Wyatt Earp. They make an odd team: the laconic man of the Old West and the independent woman of the New West. Using six-shooters and cell phones, their prickly bond will take them to Chinatown, Alcatraz, and other colorful locations where Wyatt's memories of the past — and his ghostly abilities — play a crucial role in solving murders.