Cutler's Return - The John Cutler Mysteries, #1

How far would you go for the person who broke your heart? John Cutler is about to find out. When a past love calls for help, John Cutler returns to Seattle. He didn't want to go, but she offered the one thing he needed more than distance from her-money. After the former cop arrives in the Emerald City, old feelings resurface, and new lies are told. Soon, Cutler doesn't know which way is up, and that's a dangerous place to be. For influential people are in the orbit of this past love, and they want to silence a secret she keeps.
Money and political connections lead to corruption and intimidation. Murder is only a heartbeat away. As he gets closer to the truth, does death await Cutler?