August is the hottest time of the year in Florida, and Vince Tanzi would just as soon sweat it out in his study chair with a few beers. He’s had enough of the world after losing his wife, and spending nine months in jail. He’s at the bottom of a downward spiral that began when he “retired” from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Department in...

The unexplained death of his abusive, estranged father sends private investigator Vince Tanzi to his home state of Vermont in this fast-paced sequel to “Tanzi’s Heat.”
Vince reconnects with his mother, brother, and sister, only to find that his father’s efforts at making amends have put them all at risk. At the same time, his own personal life...

Ex-deputy and former private investigator Vince Tanzi is a family man now, and there is no longer any room for staking out motels and chasing after bad guys. Not with a nine-month-old kid in the back seat. Vince has reluctantly retired to focus on child rearing, recovering from a near-fatal injury, and the occasional knitting project. That is,...