A DEAD GIRL. A SEDUCTIVE CLIENT. A CITY ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. When private investigator Steve Deveroux is asked to look into a young woman's suspicious death, he figures it's just another grieving friend chasing ghosts but nothing about the case adds up. The deeper he digs, the more bodies and lies he finds buried beneath the surface. At the heart of it is Mayhem. A deadly new street drug with insidious origins and a low-life kill list. As Deveroux unravels the threads, he finds himself caught between becoming a hunted man and a client who knows far more than she's saying. Fans of Jack Carr, Michael Connelly and classic noir will devour this gritty detective thriller packed with sharp dialogue, deadly secrets and a hero who takes his coffee black and his chances bloody.