The future of the family business, The Split Raven Bar & Grill, is under immediate threat. Finn wants to invest millions in a new Chicago restaurant, and he is determined to use the Split Raven as collateral for a bank loan to finance it.
Fiadh sees his plans as "culinary suicide"-just another of his schemes that could drag The Split Raven into financial ruin. She is focused and determined to bring an end to her drug- and alcohol-fueled brother's reckless plans, once and for all.
But family drama is about to become the least of her worries.
In the midst of this family carnage, a soulless killer roams the neighborhoods around The Split Raven, shooting people in what police describe as random "thrill killings."
The murder cases have been dropped on the desk of Chicago police detective, Grace Wills. Smart, fast on her feet, and incredibly tough, Grace is a West Side Chicago cop with 12 years of experience working homicides in a city where they are far too common.
Up for a big promotion to captain, she is determined to work the cases and leave no shadow dark in her search for a killer whom witnesses can only describe as "hideous and repulsive."