After having written 210 Cooper short stories, I decided it was time to tackle a full-length Cooper novel. Faithful readers of the Cooper series will be in for a shock with this novel. There has been a major tragedy in the Cooper family and no one's sure if they can get past this one and go on with their lives. But still they try. Meanwhile, Matt takes the case of a man who wants to locate a former inmate of San Quentin prison--a man he shared a cell...