Former cop Cass Raines knows the streets of Chicago all too well. Now sheâs a private investigator and
getting an exclusive glimpse into how the other half livesâand how they die âŚ
Wealth. Power. Celebrity. Vonda Allenâs glossy vanity magazine has taken the Windy City by storm, and sheâs well
on her way to building a one-woman media empire. Everybody adores her. Except the people who work for her. And
the person whoâs sending her flowers with death threats âŚ
As Vondaâs bodyguard, off-duty cop Ben Mickerson knows he could use some back-upâand no one fits the bill
better than his ex-partner on the police force, Cass Raines. Now a full-time private eye, Cass is reluctant to take the
job. She isnât keen on playing babysitter to a celebrity whoâs rumored to be a heartless diva. But as a favor to Ben, she
signs on. But when Vonda refuses to say why someone might be after her, and two of her staff turn up dead, Ben and
Cass must battle an unknown assailant bent on getting to the great lady herself, before someone else dies.
Cass finds out the hard way just how persistent a threat they face during the first stop on Vondaâs book tour. As
fans clamor for her autograph, things take an ugly turn when a mysterious fan shows up with flowers and slashes Ben
with a knife. While her ex-partnerâs life hangs in the balance, Cass is left to find out what secrets Vonda is keeping, who
might want her dead, and how she can bring Benâs attacker to justice before enemies in the Chicago Police Department
try to stop her in her tracks âŚ