As the sole members of LAPDs Special Cases Unit, Detective Michael Gideon and his German shepherd partner Sirius work investigations considered bizarre even by Los Angeless standards. Yet their latest case is more than strangeit might be out of this world.Ronald Wrong Pauley is a homeless man long fallen from grace. When Pauleys late-night drinking is interrupted by a detonation of light, he sees what he describes as a being of light in the alley below. Pauley tries to help, but ends up as a witness to what he believes is the murder of a fallen angel.Gideon and Sirius are already in the midst of trying to determine the identity of the so-called Reluctant Hero who seemed to magically appear just moments after shots began ringing out at an elementary school. Braving gunfire, the hero tackled the shooter, and then disappeared. Both cases defy easy answers, but when Pauley turns up dead, the detectives are left with two murders to solve and lots of questions. Gideon and Siriusalong with help from a newfound friendinvestigate that thin line between the real and surreal to make sense of these possible crimes.In this exciting and captivating sequel to Burning Man, a smart-mouthed skeptic and his loyal partner must unravel a dark otherworldly mystery to deliver real-world justice.
