"Once again, "the game is afoot" in Spokane, Washington. It's Bloomsday season and one of the largest foot races in the world is about to make its return, when thousands of runners and thousands more spectators will take to the streets in celebration of endurance. In the meantime, the Chief of Police's nephew has been assaulted -- badly beaten and left for dead -- and Detectives Rex Begonia and Ivy Lizei are put on the case. Does it involve the local casino, anyone from the Spokane Tribe (the victim's original home), or a complete outsider? They've got a lot of questions to follow up on while waiting for the victim to come back from his coma. But one of the major questions, of course: Will they catch the would-be killer in time to make it to the race and cross the finish line with the rest of the police department's team?"--Back cover.