Lucky thirteen is not so lucky for an old acquaintance of Spencer Hardesty and Trey Banner in the newest Spencer Hardesty Novel. When Trey is visited by an old friend who died in the trunk of a car, Spencer and Trey end up back in California looking for his body after promising the poor soul to get closure for his sons. Only it may have been one of his sons that caused the old man's death and Spencer uses his L.A. resources to prove it one way or another. In a house filled with emotion, fear and regret, Spencer Hardesty discovers that the promise 'no matter what' can be one hard promise to keep...