When an ex-judge comes to him with a case, private detective Deacon Bishop is suspicious--after all, the judge hates him. Still, it's easy money and following a woman who's easy on the eyes seems exactly up Bishop's alley. He should have realized he was being set up for a sting. Once his old enemies, the Portello crime family gets involved, it's way too late for Bishop to change his mind. Paulson delivers another exciting hard-boiled mystery.