It is the eighth in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator Elvis Cole.

Elvis Cole is contacted by business partner and friend Joe Pike to accept the request of Frank Garcia, owner of a tortilla company.

The investigations are short-lived: after a short time, Karen's body is found by the police on a jogging trail in Lake Hollywood.

Thanks to the connections Garcia Sr. has on the Los Angeles City Council, Cole and Pike can witness the continuation of the investigation, coordinated by Harvey Krantz, member of the Robbery-Homicide Section of the Los Angeles Department.

As the research continues, new characters are added to the initial duo and new mysteries emerge from the past, significantly marking the events of Cole and, above all, of Pike, who will have to deal with what, at first glance, seems yet another murder of a serial killer.