The day continues downhill. A high-noon murder in the tourist district, the ransacked apartment of a local bartender, and the chance encounter of Abby Womack, Cahill's ex-mistress, combine to convince Alex that Zack Cahill's disappearance may be linked to all of these events. An overnight fire and a drive-by shooting the next morning amplify the strangeness and danger.

Within forty-eight hours, Rutledge will be tested for courage, smarts, and loyalty. To define the threat -- and attempt to end it -- Rutledge must risk his business allegiance to Key West Detective Fred "Chicken Neck" Lishka, his fresh interest in Teresa Barga, the police department's new press liaison officer, and his longterm friendship with Zack and his wife, Claire Cahill.

By calling in favors from a crew of Key West characters, stepping aside of law enforcement, and traveling to New Orleans in an attempt to help his friend, Rutledge will fall deep into a mysterious range war, a fight for the profits from a twenty-year-old smuggling deal.

In Gumbo Limbo, Tom Corcoran provides a deftly plotted and gripping mystery with all of the flavor and intrigue that Key West has to offer.