Musician Jason Keltner and his buddies Robert and Martin are back in another adventure in their Southern California playground. This time out, through a series of strange circumstances, Jason and his friends get hired as bodyguards for the daughter of notorious rock legend Dwight Cooper, otherwise known as "Uncle Trouble." It seems that Dwight's former wife has made kidnapping threats against the child. Of course, with Uncle Trouble, who can't stay away from drugs, nothing is ever that simple, and soon Jason and friends are hip deep in violence, intrigue, and kidnapping.

The joy of the Jason Keltner series is the fabulous, almost noir atmosphere that Keith Snyder creates in his rendering of the Southern California music scene. A musician himself, Snyder's flair for dialogue and the sound of the words is superb. The best scene of many has got to be Jason and his Southern Cal born and raised friends confronted by the bizarre reality of New York City. A shade darker than the first two entries in the series, Show Control, and Coffin's Got the Dead Guy on the Inside, Trouble Comes Back lets us in on a bit more of Jason's past with his oh-so-flaky ex-wife, and with Martin's relationship with his mother and little brother. Crime fiction and mystery fans will tear through this one -- and likely pen notes to the author wanting to know when the next adventure will occur. Highly Recommended.

—Claire E. White