Released from desk work when a high-profile San Francisco activist is murdered, Hunt club private investigator Mickey Dade discovers that the victim was involved in suspicious deals that also implicate the beautiful Alicia Thorpe.
Dismas Hardy finds himself on the case as Maya Townshend, a beautiful San Francisco socialite and niece to the mayor, becomes embroiled in conspiracy, cover-ups, and tabloid-fueled controversy after the murder of two acquaintances.
When a rising star in San Francisco's legal firmament is found shot in a dark alley, a lethal web of political corruption, legal conspiracy and cold-blooded murder begins to unravel. In a case that will send shock waves through the city and echo in the private lives of its most prominent citizens, the hearing is just the beginning.
