The Road Pirate's Skull

The Phantom of Route 66

"Phantom" is my FBI code name. Agent Kathy Miller knows my real name of course, and the FBI, and my daddy and  momma knew it, bless her soul, and curse his. But you don't need to know it. On the road, when it isn't Mick, my name is whatever it needs to be on the day to get the job done.

The man they call "Mick" is many things, ex-carney, outlaw trucker, reluctant FBI informant, and a hooligan who exists in a treacherous area between the law and the dark path his father taught him. So when he nearly kills a ruthless road pirate leader, "in the name of the law," and steals a valuable-looking item from him before the police arrive, he's slipping ever closer to the criminal edge.

The item is a human skull, completely covered in silver, and its ancient, sinister secrets will drive Mick toward evil, madness, and his ultimate doom. For now he must find the fallen leader's crew, become their new leader, and answer to a dead pirate's undying lust for treasure,

Not a road pirate. The cursed spirit of a real pirate captain who died on the Caribbean sea. And unless Mick figures out what kind of man he really is, and finds a way to break free, it will cost him his life, and his soul!