What Jesse Yates wants more than anything is to fit into society and have people think of him as a regular guy. But he's not a regular guy. He's an elite warrior, battle tested to the max in Iraq and Afghanistan in Marine Special Ops and later as a Navy SEAL. When he finally decides to walk away from the military, he isn't planning on making further use of his extreme training and lethal skills, but somebody else is. Palm Court Detectives, a skyrocketing new agency run by a laicized Jesuit priest in Mobile, Alabama, needs a guy exactly like Yates to add clout to its roster. Joining the agency turns out to be everything Yates had hoped for and more--more excitement, more camaraderie, and more chances to die.