Exactly what was Billy Power—factory machinist, greyhound keeper, and “Jack the Lad” about Waterford—involved in? And why did he have to die? DI Carl McCadden finds straight answers about Power—or anything else—hard to come by. And as McCadden searches for the truth in bleak and dilapidated housing projects, bars, and dog tracks, shady business dealings and self–righteous politicking muddy the already-murky waters.