After 18 months retirement — DC Smith felt obliged to return to investigate a charge against a friend’s son.

Fact is … DC Smith is by far the best part of the entire Kings Lake investigation book series.

When DC Smith is not there, the books are far weaker.

DC Smith is glad to be back. His partner Jo is glad he’s back.

And now he has some kind of phoney Private Investigator card.

Thank God!