Unexplained disappearance of local corpse that land within a few hundred miles from the crime scene, and the first death of one of the Defenders ... that these three seemingly unrelated incidents have in common? Why Safety, Inc so decisively to whitewash the possibility that the super-powered hero was killed? Lieutenant Detective Riley may be the

Protectors, Inc: Heroes in a world without super-powered bad guys. Heroes with corporate sponsors and too polite rivalry and sports franchises. Heroes with nothing and no one to fight ... until one of them was killed in a way that can only be achieved by someone with equal powers. Uncovering secrets falls to Detective Lt. John Riley, an ordinary