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"The case is cold, the leads are dry, the cops care more about watching football and the chief suspect has disappeared.""Conrad North is hiding something, and he's scared Russo has found him out.""Conrad North is a murderer," the caller said. "People are dead because of him."It had been two years since Conrad North got away with murder. Two years. The cops didn't put him away for Camille North, the prosecutors didn't make the case, but Michael Russo still thinks he's responsible for a killer being on the loose.Then one day, like a ghost from the past, a phone call; "This is Patricia Geary," the caller said to Russo. "Conrad North killed Annie, too. I want you to get him for it."Suddenly, two years vanish. Russo takes the case and accepts the daunting task of helping to bring a killer to justice. He chases the elusive Conrad North from Petoskey to Harbor Springs, Gaylord and the streets of Traverse City."Conrad's a smart man," AJ reminds him. "He beat all of you last time. This is personal for you. What if Conrad beats you this time, too?"Second chances don't come easily or often. Russo under- stands the risks because it's his chance to clear his conscience and put a murderer behind bars."FINAL ACT balances a sense of grit with the humorous exchanges of previous books in the Russo series and provides ample northern Michigan atmosphere."- Scott Couturier, author of The Magistricide series

"Our job is to keep one cantankerous reporter from getting whacked."Lenny Stern's life is in danger. The Petoskey crime reporter has received death threats after publishing a book that blows the lid off an infamous Chicago crime that Stern wrote about during his years covering the Mafia in the Windy City. The book's accusations of murder and bribery have gotten the attention of someone who wants Stern dead. All eyes focus on the Mob since the murderous tale began with the assassination of two Mafia bigshots. But sometimes the obvious is misleading.Private investigator, Michael Russo, is hired to protect Stern during his northern Michigan tour to promote the book, and to discover who's behind the threats.From the summer heat of Petoskey and Harbor Springs to the cooling breezes of Mackinac Island, Russo and sidekick, former Army Ranger, Henri LaCroix, put their experience and skill to the test. Can northern Michigan's top private investigators protect Lenny Stern from an assassin's bullet?