Convicted of a murder he did not commit, Alexander Jack Burr spends the millions he inherited in Texas oil deposits to get the real killer and gain his freedom before the State of Texas finds out about the three people he did kill to inherit the oil, or did he? The plot twists like puff pastry and, 'It ain't just the fish smelling funny' in the bouillabaisse of mysterious characters that surround Jack as he struggles through self loathing, anger and righteousness. Can a lady lawyer bring him luck or will Karma even the scales and allow Jack to be put to death. The tension builds and boils to the last word in this Texas-sized mystery.