Ann Maringer is a go-go dancer with a problem: her life is in danger, and she's certain that her end is coming soon. Her only hope is Amos Walker--a hot-tempered, Detroit-based private eye with a caustic wit and a talent for getting into trouble. A guy who "sticks like nuclear fallout," according to a former client.When Ann disappears, Walker is hot on her trail. but this is no ordinary case, as the private eye soon learns--not when a union boss, a corrupt judge, a vengeful son, and a concerned mistress are just some of the players involved.And not when all of them want him dead....