“In the pulse-pounding thriller This Guy’s the Limit, author Michael E. Petrie weaves a tangled web of lust, greed, and murder among the tropical paradise and seedy underbelly of California and Hawaii beach communities.” —The Daily 

“This Guy’s the Limit is a must-read for fans of page-turning drama. Petrie delivers a cast of complex characters and a nuanced examination of the lengths people will go to satisfy their deepest desire.” —South Bay Review

By all appearances, Connie Cantu-Gambil would seem to have the perfect life: living aboard a yacht in Honolulu and married to a man who is both loving and rich. But Connie has been spending a good amount of time fantasizing about becoming a wealthy widow and now intends to make that a reality.

Eddy Emsch, owner of a bucolic California vineyard, also appears to be living the perfect life. But Eddy has a secret. A kinky dark side he cannot rein in. When his fingerprints are found at a murder scene on Oahu, he becomes the subject of a police investigation—one that ultimately extends to California, connecting his winery to a drug smuggling operation.

Handsome, charismatic criminal defense lawyer Vincent Scatucci—known for a clientele of drug lords and high-priced madams—is hired to represent the vineyard owner now accused of drug smuggling, but quickly finds himself in over his head when the crimes escalate to blackmail and murder.

Ben Harding—a California lawyer who abandoned his career to become an aging beach bum—experiences a reality check that changes the direction of his life forever, sending him hurtling through a tormentous underworld littered with heartbreak and death.

Book Two of the Ben Harding Mystery series, This Guy’s The Limit, set in Hawaii and California, is a story of intrigue, murder, drugs, and sexual blackmail drawn from the author’s experiences and observations over a thirty-year legal career. This story will keep readers turning pages to the very end.