A beautiful, brainy woman...

A couple of knuckleheads...

A duffle bag of cash...

And an endangered bird...

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This was supposed to be the summer Pete sat on his butt, clocking visitors in and out of the business in the suburbs where he works as a security guard.

But when a body floats to the top of the local reservoir, Pete’s cushy gig at the town’s water company goes belly-up.

Now a gorgeous scientist needs him to put the screws to his boss before the guy pulls off a land swindle worth millions.

Will Pete side with his boss and make a killing in real estate? Or risk a killing of a different kind?

A full-length thriller in the tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen.

JERSEY HEAT 

Hazy, hot and humid summers are 

lousy times to grow a conscience.

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PRAISE

“D’Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books.”—Bookviews