A self-described hardcase who can't abide authority and answers only to his own conscience, gutsy private eye Joe Copp becomes implicated in a case surrounding the death of Hollywood movie mogul Bernie Wiseman.

Copp soon discovers that he's deeply involved in an imbroglio of death and deceit, as he is caught between the "uniforms" and the evil mastermind orchestrating a series of killings, including the murder of a nark. But when the bad guys set their sites on Copp, fear turns to venom, and the detective initiates his own fiery vendetta.

Don Pendleton's second of six in the Copp series grips the reader with action-packed suspense and doesn't let go until the last page is turned.