Nelson West, a former Chicago homicide detective, is hired by wealthy heir Lionel Bing to discreetly help "fix" scandals and legal problems for his father's wealthy friends. Bing, a brilliant but troubled investigator, suffers from severe PTSD symptoms as a result of childhood trauma. West, himself haunted by a murder case he was unable to solve, joins forces with Lionel to investigate the case of a five-million-dollar loan fraud. The case takes them from elite financial boardrooms to the jungles of Mexico where they uncover an unlikely link between a gold mine, the Catholic Church, and the ruthless chief of a drug cartel. Geoff Carter grew up attending public schools in the Milwaukee area, eventually graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a degree in Communication Arts. He has been teaching English in Milwaukee Public Schools for twenty-eight years in both traditional and non-traditional settings, working almost exclusively with at-risk students. Carter is a proud and active member of the MTEA, the local teachers' union.He holds a PhD in English and has also taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Carter lives in Milwaukee. He is married to an extraordinary woman and is the proud father of a remarkable daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys fine wine, sailing, fly-fishing, organic gardening, and reading.
