In this episode, Des tries to process the stunning revelations about his grandparents contained in his mother's secret letter. However, an unexpected call from his wayward cousin Luke invokes painful memories of a violent custody battle involving Luke and his mother, Des' Trinidadian aunt "Steely." Later, while on a stakeout with Billy Rose, Des is asked to perform the unsavory task of seducing and setting up a single mother for a rich client involved in a similar custody battle. However, memories of Luke and what his aunt went through prohibit Des from taking the job. Staking out his grandmother's apartment to see if she's telling the truth about her Danish ex-pat friends, Des makes an unexpected, stunning discovery that changes everything about his investigation...

"A Game of Solitaire" is a modern crime story. Similar in tone to a classic hard-boiled detective story, but layered with a modern sensibility, "A Game of Solitaire" is a riveting fictional drama that will keep you on the edge or your seat.

After the mysterious death of his mother, Des Marino is determined to find out what really happened to her. But his investigation takes him on a dark, circuitous journey that uncovers unsettling family secrets around racial conflict, betrayal and greed.

This audiobook is written by C Scott Marcano and narrated by Nick Ippolito.