When a local quarry yields a garroted body with bad dental work and toes tattooed in Cyrillic, Joe Gunther figures itโs a Russian Mafia killing, rare as that might be in Vermont. But itโs so very ... tidy. So very ... professional. Then the CIA calls, inviting Gunther down to Washington for some friendly โassistanceโ with his case. Suddenly heโs caught up in a shadowy game of cross and double-crossโmanipulated by cynical, cold warriors who donโt seem to have gotten the memoโand Gunther soon realizes that heโs a pawn both sides are willing to sacrifice.
Archer Mayor is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based series of mystery novels featuring detective Joe Gunther. He is a past winner of the New England Book Award for his body of work, the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored. He also works as a death investigator, a sheriffโs deputy, and a volunteer firefighter and EMT in Vermont.
Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Awardโwinning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.