The start of the gripping thriller trilogy by bestselling author J.A. Konrath. Phineas Troutt solves problems - even if it means using violence. He is terminally ill and has nothing to lose when Dr. Pasha Kapoor asks him for help. She is being threatened because of her abortion clinic, and Phin is supposed to put a stop to it. However, this brings him dangerously close to ruthless mobsters and corrupt politicians, and a relentless hunt for him begins. But Phin has two people he can rely on when the situation gets dangerously tight: his quirky buddy McGlade and police officer Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels, with whom Phin finds himself increasingly connected by more than just a fierce determination to survive. Fast-paced, quirky, thrilling - and filled with the unmistakable Konrath humor.