"Carter loved culling suppositions from dry data, almost as much as turning international traffickers against their associates, or 'trading eights' with studio musicians. He was a split-personality." A noir novel, a breath-taking thriller, a compelling detective story. The reader will be completely captivated by this novel which can be read in one sitting. The story takes place in a New York that is as dark as the shady inhabitants who lurk in the winding alleys. Will Carter be able to figure out the right way without getting into trouble? The answer can only be found at the end of the book. Peter Noel Duhamel, a former Assistant United States Attorney in New York City, is a licensed private investigator. Born in Boston, where he attended law school, he spent most of his life in NYC before moving to Corfu, Greece, where he now lives and writes. As well as working as a professional actor in NY, LA and Beijing, Peter produced and directed "Hell's Kitchen", a feature shown at the South by Southwest and Belgium International film festivals, and the documentary "Islam Muslims counterterrorism ... a mosaic", which was nominated for Best Feature Documentary and Best Direction at the London and Nice international film festivals and selected for the World Independent Cinema Awards. In addition, he has taught at the Chinese People's Public Security University in Beijing and has been published in professional legal journals. Cover image by Peter Noel Duhamel.