The first victim, Phil Lyons, is an apparent suicide in a posh Santa Monica hotel. When a second body is discovered a few days later, Zuma sees more than a coincidental connection. Soon a trail of bodies leads Zuma from California to Las Vegas and finally to Mexico. Along the way, he crosses paths with a married woman who has two lovers, a Vegas landlord, a waitress at an upscale casino, a husband plagued by guilt, and drug dealers. Recovering from...