Publisher's Synopsis
Sage Chandler, a high profile, Kansas City lawyer, loses his job due to alcoholism and becomes a private investigator. After successfully solving some minor cases, he takes a case that involves finding a missing prostitute. Papa B, the prostitute's pimp, hires Sage to find his best girl, Trixy Bedluv. Believing Trixy is a run-away, Sage takes the case but before he and Papa B begin their search for Trixy, Papa is contacted by the man who kidnapped Trixy, Max Brown, who demands $50,000 in ransom or he will kill Trixy. With the money in hand, Papa convinces Sage to help him deliver the money to the kidnapper. In the process, Papa is shot to death and Sage wounds the kidnapper by shooting him in the arm. Wounded, the kidnapper escapes with the money but not before taking a few potshots at Sage and Trixy as they run away. Trixy, having nowhere else to go with her pimp dead, stays with Sage. After she discloses her true identity to Sage, he finds himself very attracted to her. Together they begin a journey of suspense and intrigue.