Doctor Liam Brannigan, a Dublin-born economist working in the white hot political atmosphere of Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, follows his boss, a newly retired Senator, to Las Vegas to assist in a straightforward business project. Unknown to him, his quiet life of cool research and calm persuasion is to be turned upside down, when he becomes involved - inadvertently - in witnessing the slaughter of a group of priests waiting at a taxi rank. He is drawn into a murky world of violence and confusion - not knowing whether to trust the Vegas police, the FBI or the Mafia - while his relationship with the beautiful Susan Lattanzi deepens. Brannigan's life is endangered as he tries to survive the attempts of Posse Commitatus - an undercover right wing group dedicated to the protection of their version of the American way - who are intent upon assassination. Ron Culley has produced an exciting and fast-paced romantic thriller as a first novel. A sequel is scheduled for publication next year. Ron is the proud father of four strapping boys and lives with his wife Jean in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland, the city he loves.