College student Jason Mashburn has a promising future ahead of him and parents who only want him to be succeessful in life. Jason's major concern is keeping up his grades to please his dad. But, when Jason becomes entangled in a Mafia boss's plan to knock some people off, good grades are the least of Jason's problems. Jason recounts his journey from promising student to calculating killer, allowing the reader a glimpse into a nefarious world that lies on the outskirts of normal society.