What begins as a dark and fast-paced detective novel evolves into something far more sinister and captivating. When a young woman is found dead, lying in a fine cocktail dress on the roof of a Rolls-Royce in the most dangerous neighborhood of San Francisco, the police and coroner suspect suicide. However, the mother of the deceased, the mega-rich Olivia Gravesend, doesn't believe a word of it and hires private detective Lee Crowe to investigate. In his research, he uncovers a conspiracy where those involved will stop at nothing.