In DANGEROUS STRAIGHTS, Matt Lanier is on the run from the police (who want him in custody for murders he didn’t commit) and a hired killer (who wants to kill him). A virtually homeless Matt hides out in Minneapolis, eking out living as a street musician with his new pal Hypo, a streetwise homeless man with a mysterious and dangerous past. Exhausted from running from the law and the relentless paid assassin nipping at his heels, Matt’s desperation for peace and to forge a new life pushes him to the edge of going to the dark side and doing the unthinkable. Norbury shows a deftness in explaining the complex legal machinations involved in stopping Leland Smythe, the ruthless Machiavellian mover and shaker behind all of Matt’s troubles. Matt, along with his new friends and critical help from surprising resources, hatches a plan to turn the tables on Smythe and bring him to justice for his crimes, and—with luck—allow Matt to finally reclaim some semblance of his former life. The high-risk plan is rife with dangers; it’s an all-or-nothing last throw of the dice with only two outcomes: blessed success or abject failure. But it’s all Matt has left in him. Will it work? Norbury skillfully keeps you guessing until the very end.

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