Checkmate — Blair Howard

They found Angela Hartwell lying in the shallow waters beside the golf course. There wasn't a mark on her, yet she was dead, strangled. How could that be? Once again, it's up to Harry Starke to find out. The investigation takes him into a world he's very familiar with, a world of affluence, privilege and… corruption. To solve the mystery, he must deal with three murders, a beautiful used car dealer, her lovely twin sisters, and a crooked banker. Not to mention Burke and Hare, two crazy repo men who will stop at nothing to protect their employer's interests. There's also the matter of an ingenious, sadistic killer. But nothing is ever quite what it seems....