The year is 1928, and Prohibition is the law of the land. Caroline Case is now a wealthy, private detective in Chicago, the "murder capital of the world." With her enigmatic private detective Hannibal Jones, she solves cases in fabulous hotels and mansions and prowls dangerous and dark underworld speakeasies in sleazy, industrial neighborhoods. Caroline and Hannibal employ the latest tools of forensic science to bring culprits to justice, legal and otherwise. -- adapted from back cover.