Be careful what you wish for. After eleven years trapped in the Spadros crime syndicate, 23-year-old private eye Jacqueline Spadros is an independent woman, free to run her investigation business. But her problems are only beginning. Deeply in debt, Jacqui is in danger from both the rogue Spadros men calling themselves The Ten of Spades and the ruthless Red Dog Gang, who may be one and the same. Jacqui is determined to find Black Maria, the key to the identity of the Red Dog Gang's secretive leader. To survive long enough to do that, Jacqui needs a paying case. The one she's offered may put her in the most danger of all.