honey bee: a bayside city book, episode four a haunted ex-cop. a mysterious drifter. a city on the brink of collapse.after a brief escape to the arizona desert, former detective dick devereux is heading back to bayside city-broken, bitter, but not beaten. on the way, he crosses paths with joan, a sharp, enigmatic young woman with secrets of her own. she offers to help in his mission to clean up the city, and devereux reluctantly accepts.but bayside hasn't waited for his return. massimo bertoni has unleashed a brutal new weapon: george drago, a cold-blooded hitman with no conscience. meanwhile, avi baumshinsky's purple haze empire keeps growing, flooding the streets with chaos. and mayor ralph dickerson's re-election campaign is teetering on the edge, caught between loyalty, corruption, and public unrest.in a city where no one plays fair, every choice leads to blood.honey bee is a gripping noir crime thriller packed with danger, deception, and dark alliances. perfect for fans of vigilante justice, mob wars, and hard-edged heroes with nothing to lose.episode four of the relentless bayside city series. the stakes are rising. and no one gets out clean.