When it comes to crime, homicide detective Jake Carrington plays for high stakes... Assigned a missing persons case, Lieutenant Jake Carrington investigates a local Mob boss. The trail goes cold, but the Mafioso isn't taking any chances, and soon the heat turns up from another quarter. Turns out there's more than one dangerous suspect... Kyra Russell is drop-dead gorgeous and Jake is only human. But despite their mutual attraction, Jake's suspicion deepens when he learns about her gambling problem-an addiction that cost her both husband and son. Even more disturbing is Kyra's day job. She runs a crematorium-and it's tied to the Mob. Now Jake will have to navigate a firestorm of treachery to get to the truth...