The Russian: A Matt Vaughn P.I. Novel: 1

San Francisco--the infamous City by the Bay. There are dark elements at work and its not as easy as splitting the world into groups of Good Guys vs. Bad Guys. Lines are being crossed and the rules dont always count. Matt Vaughn former police officer turned upscale San Francisco Private Investigator has a problem. He finds himself unwillingly but inescapably in the employ of The Russian who has kidnapped Matts estranged wife and is holding her hostage until a stolen artifact is recovered. As Matt works to solve the mystery he finds things arent exactly what they seem and now he doesnt know whom to trust. To complicate matters tough ambitious Journalist Charlie Cooper finds herself unwittingly entangled in the drama and mystery of greedy power-hungry entities. Charlie becomes torn between her duty to report on transpiring events and keeping her word to Matt Vaughn as he tries to solve the mystery.