The Steel Violin

As a court-certified expert on ballistics and firearms, Michael Cole is accustomed to unusual cases and bad clients. But when the beautiful wife of a Scottsdale millionaire arrives at Cole’s door with a sniper rifle and a problem, he finds himself between a rock and a dark place. Before the day is through, Cole is beaten, robbed, arrested for murder and threatened with death. That’s just the start of his bad week. Accompanied by love-interest Sonia Tomei, Cole must battle vicious Russian criminals, Wall Street mavens, the local police department and the US Army Criminal Investigation Unit. Everyone wants Cole’s head and the rifle he finds himself possessing. It happens to be a rare Steel Violin, a unique weapon with unparalleled accuracy. The rifle’s destiny is to put a bullet in the heart of the nation’s financial system by killing the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, but not before aiming at Michael Cole and the one he loves.