So what do you have in mind one asks.

A little surprise the other answers before beating him to death with a steel flashlight.

Newspaper editor John Quinn and his wife have returned to his hometown to raise their son but real estate prices have soared and natives are being pushed out.

Then a popular politician and family man is murdered at a wellknown gay pickup spot.

The victim was Quinns childhood friend Paul Stanwood.

Quinn insists Paul was only investigating a police crackdown at the park.

When the police chief and others seem to ignore and downplay obvious clues Quinn takes matters into his own hands.

Even though his wifes car is vandalized and a source is severely beaten after he speaks out on the hidden violence against gays Quinn refuses to stop looking for answers.

With so many people hiding secrets secrets some are willing to kill for Quinn has to find out the truth about his friends murder before he too is permanently silenced.

Product Details Paperback Book 304 pages Author Terry Shaw Publisher Touchstone Genre Fiction ISBN 9781416563129