The concluding Hammer novel begins with a 21st-century funeral before flashing back to summer, 1973.

Nine years after the events of

Dig Two Graves

, Hammer takes another unlikely vacation — this time on Long Island to help look after his partner Velda Sterling’s seventeen-year-old sibling, Mikki.

Mikki must deal with the attention of two boys vying for her affection — Hammer preferring the good kid from a wealthy family over the long-haired doper with an

Easy Rider

vibe. When Mikki gets hooked on heroin, Hammer — filled with contempt for dope dealers — goes on a rampage. He will find those behind the drug racket and teach them what shooting up is all about.

But a final resolution awaits him in the future at that funeral...