A PR man investigates the tortured life of a mysterious acquaintance--and winds up knee-deep in the wrong kind of trouble For a public relations guru like Al Brody, witnessing death is not part of the job description. But that is just what the call from Andrew Capestone requires. When Brody arrives at his old friend's bedside, it's not long before the man dies. Brody has not thought of Capestone, his onetime Harvard acquaintance, for decades. In the years since college he has established a successful career, gotten married, gotten divorced, and fallen in love with his assistant Millie. But everything Brody has worked for is put in peril when Capestone's dead body goes missing, and Brody is suddenly involved in a shocking criminal cabal.   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author's estate.