While the city is ruled by cop Det Barry Tate, romances along with Private-eye Roland Drake cracks cases femme fatales. A story told in the fashion of film noir. Drake has fallen on hard times in a brutal world. He has been evicted out of his place of work and stung with way of a missing persons case. Ruined in the eye and with the authorities. It seems like it's all over for Roland Drake. Subsequently, salvation walks - together with curves. The master of those curves is a dark haired beauty. She wants his help. The chemistry is instantaneous and her concern for her family members' disappearance pulls him right into her case - and in bed.