When radio morning host Lee Garrett finds a death threat on his control console, he shrugs it off as a prank. Until a series of minor harassments turns into undeniable attempts on his life. The suspects are manyâheâs made enemiesâand the police are strangely uncooperative. The radio career he loved has turned sour, leaving behind a dwindling audience and the wreckage of his marriage. Then the friendship of a newly blind boy and the boyâs attractive teacher offer unexpected hope. Maybe he can make a fresh start.
But when the deadliest assault yet claims an innocent victim, Garrett knows he has no choiceâhe has to find his persecutors and force a confrontation. The extraordinary outcome will test the limits of an ordinary man.
âImagine youâve got a hole in your gutâan ulcer that sucks the pleasure out of life. Then one day it occurs to you that all of your problems are caused by someone else. You become obsessed with that thoughtâit becomes a fire in your belly, and every bad thing you draw to yourself is fuel. No logic to it. And no cure either.â
âNo cure. Meaning once they start, they donât stop.â