Lt. Peter Decker is assigned the "cold case."  With his team of Scott Oliver and Marge Dunn he finds a trail connecting the two murders...a trail into the music publishing world, with betrayal and vengeance, which he must resolve before tragedy occurs again, with his own life threatened.

Mercedes Coffin is a well plotted story with a cast of familiar characters.  It is enjoyable to visit friends and follow their careers and personal lives.  The interplay between Decker and his Hollywood detective daughter, Cindy, is an especially warm one.  There is a look into the music scene both performing and publishing.

Kellerman delivers another absorbing story of the meticulous work of the police.