When Paul Steiger questions the authenticity of an ancient Aztec artifact-a gold cannon-he becomes a target for assassination by a one-legged contract killer . . . on a mega-yacht enroute to Norman Island in the British Virgins accompanied by eight Mafia widows with bad attitudes.

Robert Vanderzee was born in Detroit and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. With a Batchelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He has lived at various times in Ohio, England, France, and Pennsylvania. The Gold Cannon is Vanderzee's seventh book. He currently resides in Port St. Lucie, Florida.