The Right Wrong Number

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When the phone rings long after midnight, Dallas private eye Ed Earl Burch finds himself in a lethal predicament in this hard-boiled thriller. The story unfolds from the gleaming towers of Houston to the charms of New Orleans and the stark desert mountains of Texas and northern Mexico. Burch, a former homicide detective with bad knees and an empty bank account, is hired to protect an old flame after her husband, a Houston financier, disappears following a scam that involved dangerous men from New Orleans. What begins as a simple job quickly spirals out of control, thrusting Burch into a ruthless game where trust is a luxury he cannot afford. Tempted by money and sex, he grapples with his own moral code, especially when his old flame—a fiery strawberry blonde with a penchant for betrayal—enters the scene. The stakes rise as the New Orleans gentlemen send hitmen to reclaim their stolen goods, and Burch confronts Cider Jones, a Houston detective with a personal vendetta against him. When Burch’s best friend is murdered, he feels responsible and embarks on a quest for vengeance that leads to a bloody form of redemption. The relentless action culminates in a lonely white chapel in an abandoned mining town across the Rio Grande.