Key Death — Jude Hardin

He's a world class guitarist with a crippled hand, and an ace detective with a revoked license. He has a kid in college, a wife working two jobs, and a cash-under-the-table “security consultant” gig that's gone dry.

Nicholas Colt, it seems, has an identity crisis.

Then one night at a concert, a friend's friend asks for help. Wanda has a terminal illness, and she wants to meet her biological father before she dies.

Unfortunately, Colt soon discovers that Phineas Carter was shot dead two years ago in his Key West apartment. Now Wanda wants Colt to investigate the murder. Determined to see justice served, she offers to send Colt to Key West for as long as it takes.

Despite protests from his wife and daughter, Colt accepts the case. Maybe it's just what he needs to jumpstart his life. Maybe it's his ticket back to usefulness and productivity.

Or maybe it's a big mistake…

With a serial killer known as The Zombie on the loose, a savage beast who saws the tops of his victims' heads off, scoops out their brains, and reassembles their skulls with Krazy Glue, Colt might be in for more than he has bargained for.