Was heavyweight champion Joe Louis framed? Hes innocent, yet he has something to hide. Private eye Toby Peters agrees to help the champ, but he gets embroiled in a sensational fight scam and a bloody trail of deception.

Stuart Kaminsky received the 1990 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery novel, as well as France's Grand Prix de Roman d'Aventures in 1991. His love of the movies and long career as a professor of film history led him to create the popular and critically acclaimed Toby Peters series. He lives in Florida with his wife and children.

Tom Parker, recipient of the Golden Voice award, records a remarkable variety of books while pursuing his love of theater by directing two or three professional stage productions a year in the Washington, D.C., area.