"One of the hottest mystery and suspense novelists
to come down the gunbarrel in a decade." —Oregon Magazine 

The clearest, coldest waters imaginable are found in Oregon's North Umpqua river in springtime. Here, ex-intel­ligence agent John Denson goes to hook steelhead trout. Instead, he finds himself entangled in a deadly net of inter­national intrigue and conspiracy. To free himself, he will need all of his ingenuity and resourcefulness. He will also need a whole lot of luck just to stay alive. 

From the best-selling author of TROTSKY'S RUN 

"A pace as swift as the Umpqua."
—Publishers Weekly 

"Nicely done." —Houston Chronicle 

"The Denson books...sophisticated, well-written and excellent examples of the genre."
—The New York Times Book Review