What happens when men who work two sides of the moral code of crime come together? todd gleason, con man, meets jimmy mcswain, private detective, in a game of wits that challenges their own take on justice. for todd gleason, there was something alluring about jersey-born angela delvecchio that caught his attention. they had a fun night, but that's all, right? on his train ride back to the city, todd overhears two men of questionable repute discussing the death of a friend of theirs -- and the money she left behind. sounds like an opportunity for an intrepid con man. fresh off a case of dueling cheating spouses, jimmy mcswain sees two locals arrive at his uncle's pub. known in hell's kitchen as usually up to no good, jimmy finds himself more intrigued by the man following them. but their chance meeting may force the two of them to work together on a spiraling conspiracy. it's a tough world out there. new york has its villains. new jersey has its scams. both have their bodies. this story is fun, dangerous, suspenseful, and fast-paced, and could only have come from the singular mind of adam carpenter and joseph pittman.