The Gentlemen's Hour: A Novel

Boone Daniels lives to surf.

Laid back, ultraCalifornia cool, the former cop turned PI begins each day with the Dawn Patrol, a close-knit group of surfers, best friends who not only ride waves together but have one anothers backs out of the water. Its the life Boone loves, all he wants. To him, Theres no such thing as a bad day at the beach. So when one of their own is murderedespecially an icon like Kelly Kuhio, a local heroand another surfer, a young punk from the Rockpile Crew, stands accused, the small world of Pacific Beach is rocked to its core.

Boone knows he can no longer ignore the painful truth that violence is seeping into the surfing community. But when he agrees to help the defense, the outrage he courts from the community, and the Dawn Patrol, is more than he ever anticipated. Hes risking losing the relationships that define his life just when he needs them most.

As Boone digs deeper into San Diegos murkier side, delving into places the citys reputationconscious establishment would rather he left alone, it becomes clear that more than a murder case is at stake. He soon finds himself out there alone, struggling to stay afloat as the waves get rougher and rougher . . . and more deadly. Its The Gentlemens Hourand it could be Boones last.