The Grandmaster's King — Michael Weitz

When chess becomes more than a game, checkmate can be murder. The US Chess Championship is underway in Seattle but someone is killing the players. Clues are scarce and rumors as to who could be next have everyone on edge. Ray Gordon dives in where the police can't and finds he's over his head in a savage game that becomes personal in more ways than one. They say when it rains, it pours. For Ray that unfortunate cliché couldn't be more true.