Thicker Than Blood

When Norva Beane hires Alo Nudger to investigate a possible securities fraud, he thinks it will be a routine case. Nudger doesn't realize it will involve a wandering daughter; drug dealers; a dangerous, tattooed muscle-man; a dysfunctional family; and a poignant past that refuses to release its grip on anyone involved. Nudger, his lady love Claudia Bettencourt, and his friends Lieutenant Jack Hammersmith and Danny Evers are all touched by a tragedy that continues to unfold in surprising directions no matter how hard Nudger tries to stop it.