Bone Dealers

THE BONE DEALERSWhen the super-rich CEO of a giant hospital chain, Stewart Grumman, is found lying dead eye-to-eye with his beloved Doberman, Beowulf, tranquilized at his side, it exposes a web of jealousy and greed. Grumman was the client of a cunning ex-Brit and a cold-blooded South Korean who are making millions smuggling hip and knee replacements into the U.S. Did one of the smugglers silence him…or was it his young wife…or her Nordic lover…or his embittered ex-wife? New York PI Hank Tower earns a large bonus if he finds the answer.Tower and his ex-NYPD Scottish assistant, Arnie Macgregor, think their six-figure bonus is secured until their suspect is found floating in a Staten Island Ferry slip. With that trail gone, the case becomes more complex with…•a theft of 5,000 artificial hips and knees and its horrible revenge…•a deadly shoot-out between Tower and Arnie and two Korean killers on Manhattan's Upper Westside…•a secret death cell where someone is put to die of thirst…•a shuffleboard game for a million dollars -- and life or death… •a seduction by a stunningly beautiful woman -- who may be a killer.In addition to these risks, Tower discovers that one of Grumman's possible murderers is a dead-ringer for himself and could be a half-brother he never knew he had. If he's the killer, how will Tower resolve it when they finally confront each other? Follow the ex-spy as he weaves his way through this dangerous web. There's a killer and a bonus waiting for him at its center.