This book starts off where The Girl Hunters left off. Which is unusual, since this doesn’t happen with any of his other Hammer books. I guess it was necessary since he left a few strings untied. I actually liked that, except for the fact that I initially read this book before Girl Hunters, and I probably didn’t get everything at the time. So please note; to really enjoy this book, read Girl Hunters first. Now, the book starts with Mike entering a building and knocking on a door. The door opens and the love of his life is standing there, waiting for him. Funny how the she’s the girl he’s always loved, but hasn’t made love to, whereas he has slept with at least one or more girls per book. But I digress. Before they have time to catch up, a gun-wielding killer, looking for someone that Velda is taking care of interrupts them. Soon a gunfight breaks out, leaving two men dead, one with a bullet in his gut and Mike and Velda untouched. After Velda performs her duty as an American, she goes back to work for Mike. The girl Velda has been taking care of is Sue Devon,

the daughter of an important man ( Sim Torrence ) who is going to be running for governor of the state. She believes he is trying to have her killed. Mike begins to investigate her accusations, as well as look for the people responsible for the attempted killing. After visiting with Sim, Mike begins to track down and eliminate all possible enemies who may want to have Sue killed. Everything seems to revolve around a bank heist gone bad over thirty years ago. Sue’s late mother knew ‘the snake’ was responsible for the heist and for her own death. Mike knows that the Snake is the key, both to the killer and the millions of dollars never recovered from the robbery. He just has to find it before the Snake finds him. That’s not all he has to worry about. There’s Blackie Conley, who may or may not be dead, Marv Kania, a desperate killer with a bullet in his gut and a DA who’s got it in for the P.I. who plays it his way, all the way. Another ‘sensational book’ from the man who brought you "My Gun is Quick".