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Some bounties cost more than they pay… When two accused rapists flee to South Lake Tahoe, bounty hunter Dan Reno is hired to find them. After a brutal bar brawl secures the first fugitive, the sec...
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  • 28 July 2026
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Bounty hunter Dan Reno never thought he’d be the prey.
It’s a two-for-one deal when a pair of accused rapists from a New Jersey-based gang surface in South Lake Tahoe. The first is easy to catch, but the second, a Satanist suspected of a string of murders, is an adversary unlike any Reno has faced. After escaping Reno’s clutches in the desert outside of Carson City, the target vanishes. That is, until he makes it clear he intends to settle the score.
To make matters worse, the criminal takes an interest in a teenage boy and his talented sister, both friends of Reno’s. Wading through a drug-dealing turf war and a deadly feud between mobsters running a local casino, Reno can’t figure out how his target fits in with the new outlaws in town. He only knows he’s hunting for a ghost-like adversary calling all the shots.
The more Reno learns more about his target, the more he’s convinced that mayhem is inevitable unless he can capture him quickly. He’d prefer to do it clean, without further bloodshed. But sometimes that ain’t in the cards, especially when Reno’s partner Cody Gibbons decides it’s time for payback.
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Price: $19.99
Pages: 364
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Imprint: Vinci Books Ltd
Series: Dan Reno Novel Series
Publication Date: 28 July 2026
Trim Size: 7.80 X 5.10 in
ISBN: 9781036710118
Format: Paperback
BISACs: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Crime, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
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Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960, Dave Stanton moved to Northern California in 1961. He received a BA in journalism from San Jose State University in 1983. Over the years, he worked as a bartender, newspaper advertising salesman, furniture mover, debt collector, and technology salesman. He has two children, Austin and Haley, and lives with his wife, Heidi, in San Jose, California. Stanton's eight novels all feature private investigator Dan Reno and his ex-cop buddy, Cody Gibbons. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but for those who want to know, the order is: Stateline, Dying for the Highlife, Speed Metal Blues, Dark Ice, Hard Prejudice, The Doomsday Girl, Right Cross, and The Asylum Thread. You can get a complimentary copy of Wrong Turn at Carson, a Dan Reno short story, by signing up for Dave’s mailing list at: www.danrenonovels.com. You can find Dave on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/DanRenoNovels/