New York: Viking, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first (and only) novel published under this pseudonym by Edgar award winning writer Rex Burns. Introduces Jack Steele, a former U.S. Marine Corps official in Washington, D.C. who is forced into retirement after reporting on a treasonous congressman. When he returns to San Diego, he is asked by an old family friend to investigate his missing granddaughter - search which leads him from Coronado, to Denver, Colorado, as he uncovers evidence that she might be involved with a satanic cult. 289 pp. ISBN: 0-670839388.