Housewright's Edgar Award-winning first novel, Penance, introduced readers to Holland Taylor, a wisecracking, cynical ex-cop turned PI. Now Taylor takes on a shocking embezzlement case that puts millions of dollars, the reputations of the city's most powerful people--and even Taylor's own life--on the line...

"Housewright follows up his Edgar-winning debut with a greased lightning tale of scam and counterscam."-- Kirkus Reviews

"A colorful cast of characters."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Excellent."-- Nevada Barr

"Clever...believable...lively."-- Philadelphia Inquirer