First Degree Burn — Peter Lance

It happens every day in the City. Gas is poured. A match is lit. Buildings, bodies, and dreams go up in flames. Fire Marshal Eddie Burke, Jr., walks among the wreckage. A different kind of detective for a different kind of crime...

A fire rages in SoHo. A priceless painting is destroyed. And a young woman lies dead in the ashes. When the victim's abusive ex-boyfriend is killed resisting arrest, the police close the case. But Eddie Burke can't let it go. He knows that the arsonist was a pro, not a jealous lover. And he knows that the torch--whoever he is--is still out there...