When friend of the family and multi-billionaire Roger Ferris comes to Joe with an assignment, he's got no choice but to accept, even if the case is a tough one to stomach. White nationalist Alfred Xavier Quiller has been accused of murder and the sale of sensitive information to the Russians. Ferris has reason to believe Quiller's been set-up and he needs King to see if the charges hold. This seemingly linear assignment becomes a winding quest to uncover the extent of Quiller's dealings, to understand Ferris' skin in the game, and to get to the bottom of who is working for whom. Even with the help of bodyguard and mercenary Oliya Ruez-no regular girl Friday-the machine King's up against proves relentless and unsparing. And as if that weren't enough of a shock to the system, King's agreed to help ex-wife Monica and her new husband who has found himself on the wrong side of the law. Yet as King gets closer to exposing the truth, he and his loved ones barrel towards greater danger. Mosley once again proves himself a master of storytelling in this carefully-plotted mystery that is at once a classic caper, and a story of family, fealty, pride and how deep debt can go.