This Guy s The Limit A Novel A Ben Harding Mystery

"In the pulse-pounding thriller This Guy's the Limit, author Michael E. Petrie weaves a tangled web of lust, greed, and murder among the tropical paradise and seedy underbelly of California and Hawaii beach communities." -The Daily

"This Guy's the Limit is a must-read for fans of page-turning drama. Petrie delivers a cast of complex characters and a nuanced examination of the lengths people will go to satisfy their deepest desire." -South Bay Review

By all appearances, Connie Cantu-Gambil would seem to have the perfect life: living aboard a yacht in Honolulu and married to a man who is both loving and rich. But Connie has been spending a good amount of time fantasizing about becoming a wealthy widow and now intends to make that a reality.

Eddy Emsch, owner of a bucolic California vineyard, also appears to be living the perfect life. But Eddy has a secret. A kinky dark side he cannot rein in. When his fingerprints are found at a murder scene on Oahu, he becomes the subject of a police investigation-one that ultimately extends to California, connecting his winery to a drug smuggling operation.

Handsome, charismatic criminal defense lawyer Vincent Scatucci-known for a clientele of drug lords and high-priced madams-is hired to represent the vineyard owner now accused of drug smuggling, but quickly finds himself in over his head when the crimes escalate to blackmail and murder.

Ben Harding-a California lawyer who abandoned his career to become an aging beach bum-experiences a reality check that changes the direction of his life forever, sending him hurtling through a tormentous underworld littered with heartbreak and death.

Book Two of the Ben Harding Mystery series, This Guy's The Limit, set in Hawaii and California, is a story of intrigue, murder, drugs, and sexual blackmail drawn from the author's experiences and observations over a thirty-year legal career. This story will keep readers turning pages to the very end.