Elizabeth S. Devecchi

Charlie has a dark past which includes an early introduction into a troupe of young shoplifters and the accidental death of childhood mentor, Bill Edwards. Since Bill's death, Charlie has tried to settle into a more normal life and to walk the straight and narrow, despite frequent intrusive thoughts whispered in Bill’s familiar voice.

When Charlie travels from Indiana to Colorado to house-sit for big brother, Tom, it triggers a series of unexpected events that throw Charlie into a desperate fight to rescue Tom's young daughter, Samantha, from the clutches of a gang of international criminals.