Investigator and sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big-time. So is Christian Steele a rookie quarterback and Myrons prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former girlfriend a woman who everyone including the police believes is dead the deal starts to go sour. Suddenly Myron is plunged into a baffling mystery of sex and blackmail. Trying to unravel the truth about a familys tragedy a womans secret and a mans lies Myron is up against the dark side of his business - where image and talent make you rich but the truth can get you killed.