Graden Porcelli, the eccentric Salmon King of Oregon, has come p with a unique way of hiring ex-Marine, ex-cop, and struggling sculptor Adam McCleet to investigate a murder: he's made him a beneficiary of his will. If, within one month, Adam can discover which of the people present during the viewing of Porcelli's videotaped last-will-and-testament is a killer, he will inherit an equal share of $15 millionAdam's chances seem slim to none when suddenly an exploding golf ball puts one of the heirs six feet under...and leaves just six people remaining to share the estate. But with a random shooting in a parking lot, a spectacular belly flop from a helicopter, and a close call on the high seas off the Oregon coast, being a Porcelli heir has become a matter of survival of the fittest. Now, as Adam uncovers a chilling tale of passion gone wrong and a long-buried secret, it seems as if nothing can stop him from inheriting a fortune...except a remorseless killer ready to strike again!