Pale Kings and Princes

A young hotshot reporter was dead. He had gone to take a look see at "Miami North", the biggest cocaine distribution center above the Mason/Dixon Line. Spenser's job was to find out if the kid died for getting too close to the truth . . . or to a sweet lady with a jealous husband. But when he showed up in Wheaton, he faced both crooked cops and the kind of muscle only money can buy. Even with Hawk's help and Susan's sharp eye, the prognosis for this case was guarded . . . deadly in extremes for a detective caught in a snowstorm of drugs, passion, and hate.