"Filled with intrigue, suspense and many laugh-out-loud moments." "Bought the book to take on a weekend trip and finished it before the plane landed."
"Glued to the book all day, only taking breaks to eat."
Rick Rose, a young dentist, loses his license to alcohol and by the time he gets it back, his practice has evaporated. In order to make himself relevant again, he takes a job identifying corpses for the San Francisco Medical Examiner.
Following a dental exam on his first John Doe, Rick is forced to take on the role of a detective as he franticly searches for the man's identity. The hunt takes him into the sordid world of murder and espionage, where he digs himself a hole which is difficult to climb out of.