Most private investigators dream about taking such cases. All sexy Chanse McLeod has to do is find out who is trying to sabotage the opening of former dance-hit diva Dominique DuPre's new French Quarter nightclub. But mysteries - and people - are not always as easy to figure out as we would like them to be. Before Chanse's investigation is over, he will be lucky to escape with his life. but before Chanse's investigation is over, he'll be lucky to escape with his life.

Things being simply enough with a vist to Mark Williams. the gorgeous but shady promoter Dominque has hired to handle her club's opening. Chanse quickly uncovers financial shenanigans in Williams's past, but soon these improprieties are the least of Chanse's worries. Not only does the PR guy have ties to people in positions of power, he also has ties to Chanse's lover, Paul. The connection reveals secrets that Paul would rather have left in the closet.

When Paul disappears, it seems his past has caught up with him in a terrifying way, Chanse knows the disappearance has something to do with Mark Williams. Will he connect the dots before the killer claims a new victim?

New Orleans resident Greg Herren, whose previous mysteries include Murder In The Rue Dauphine and Bourbon Street Blues, once again takes us to the sultry streets of a city where the elegant beauty of a genteel past sometimes falls away to reveal unpleasant secrets.