Grant Reynolds' first day on the job starts with a bang.

Actually, it starts with a series of pops. Two young people-one, the granddaughter of an American billionaire, and the other, the son of a Bolivian diplomat are found shot to death in a Paris alley. Reynolds' job is to investigate crimes against Americans overseas and the deaths of the two victims in Paris plunges him into a complex crime. The deaths are the work of an international hit man, one Reynolds' knows from his past. A connection between the murders and the art world unfolds as Reynolds finds himself digging further and further into the crimes. Throw in car theft, counterfeiting, and drugs and Reynolds has a whole lot of work to do.