Dodge Hanley, first introduced in SMASH CUT as Derek Mitchell’s irascible but indispensable staff investigator, returns as the flawed protagonist of TOUGH CUSTOMER. A scoundrel women love to hate, Dodge has used shady means of delivering the goods in the past . . . but when it comes to aiding the daughter of his former lover, real estate mogul Caroline King, his dogged perseverance knows no bounds. In his determination to uncover the truth for Caroline and her daughter, Berry, Dodge teams with a small town sheriff to track down a depraved man who’s obsessed with having Berry -- or killing her.