Whatever demons had driven Heck from a warm sport next to Marge to the sparse shelter of the boat must have been serious indeed.
In the wild days of Leo Waterman's youth, Henry 'Heck' Sundstrom was a god. But things haven't been going too well lately for the Seattle P.l.'s ex-hero. First came the honeymoon boating accident that killed Heck's son and new daughter-in-law, Allison. And now the big man himself is dying mysteriously struck down by a runaway truck.
Waterman, through, is not so sure Allison went down with the ship. With the help of his eccentric assistants, he is soon following a lead to the Midwest and a missing million dollars...and potentially to a 'black widow' who may be more alive and more lethal than anyone ever suspected.
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