In this the second book of the new and exciting detective series, featuring Atlanta Police Detectives Larry Gillam and Sam Lovett, they are trying to find the reasons behind the death of a friend, as well as the sudden deaths of hardened drug users in their own city. However, there are those who don’t want them snooping around; including some from within their own department, and a secret black ops unit run by a misdirected general. Things turn upside down and go sideways, as the detectives find there are few to trust while trying to keep a vital witness alive, weed out the corruption, and try to live another day; however, their own lieutenant may have a say in that.