Hammer Spade and the Merchants of Death

In Merchants of Death Hammer and his friends are pitted against a master criminal who leaves dead bodies in his wake. Their work is made more complicated by the rules under which they must accomplish their goal. This causes Hammer to seek advice from one of Alonia's ex-husbands who is a talented metallurgist. The action is fast and furious as Hammer and his friends meet one challenge after another along the picturesque eastern North Carolina coast.