Violence between gang members makes daily headlines in Vancouver, but when Detective Robert Lui returns to the Vancouver Police Lower Mainland Gang Taskforce, the danger is more than he expected. Something from his father's past has awakened and threatens the lives of his parents and children. Robert must figure out what it is and how to stop it. Shadow actors in police and government increase the danger and Robert is forced to work from the sidelines to protect his family. From Hong Kong to the village of Steveston, with a deadly road trip to rural Merritt, gang members and police try to outwit each other, with Robert struggling to come out alive.

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Glenn Burwell was a registered architect who practiced in Vancouver, British Columbia, for almost forty years. He’s seen all sides of the local development industry and how it affects the lives of people living in the region. This is his second novel. Robert Lui was introduced in The Chapel of Retribution. Now retired, Burwell is working on more stories of detective Robert Lui, manages a small tomato and herb garden, and continues to keep an eye on the never-ending saga of housing problems in Vancouver.