Jason Coulter, a loner private eye and former cop, is hired to find a missing teenager in Salt Lake City.

The girl in question is Monica Gasteau, a serial runaway who, rumour has it, is involved in the supernatural occult.

Since his only lead is the usual hang-outs of Salt Lake youths, Jason stakes out a well-populated park in the hope of stumbling upon a clue.

But he gets far more than he bargained for.

When he finally spots Monica, all hell breaks loose.

Gun shots ring out, leaving two of her friends dead and one seriously injured.

A simple missing persons case has quickly transformed into a homicide incident with both the police and the FBI involved and protecting their own interests.

Although the obvious answer is racial motivation for the crime, Jason finds deeper connections linking the shootings.

The satanic Church of the Four-Sided Triangle keeps cropping up and with their thirst for ritual sacrifices, Jason is determined to bring them to justice.

Urging him forward is a steady stream of information from all angles – his former homicide partner, an FBI agent looking for a leg up, and a tarot card reader who foresees despair as the deadly Ten of Swords card is played.

Can he sort the genuine clues from the red herrings before another sacrifice is made?

From School Library Journal

YA-- This novel, set in Salt Lake City, revolves around two seemingly unrelated cases--that of a runaway teenage girl and the murder of two young black men. Private detective Jason Coulter, hired to locate the missing Monica, witnesses the gunning down of the two teens and thus assumes an unofficial role in the shooting investigation. The FBI soon becomes involved since the murder appears to be racially motivated. What Coulter learns is that the two cases are, in reality, closely tied. An intriguing, quick read.
- Diane Goheen, Topeka West High School, KS
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

Hired to find runaway teen Monica Gasteau, Salt Lake City-based PI Jason Coulard, seen previously in Carnivores , stakes out a well-populated park. There he finally spots Monica, jogging with another girl and two black youths. But shots ring out and the boys are killed. A former homicide cop, Coulard has allies and enemies on the force, and members of both factions turn up to investigate the murders. Although the general consensus is that the crime was racially motivated, Coulard finds deeper connections linking the shootings, the missing teen and a salacious satanic cult. Urging Coulard (and the plot) forward is a constant influx of information from, variously, his former homicide partner; an uncharacteristically forthcoming FBI agent; and a sexy tarot reader. An abundance of convincingly embedded red herrings offsets the rather flat portrayal of Coulard--whenever the hero waxes contemplative, the tone curdles. Former Salt Lake City cop Levitt does far better with action scenes.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.