Some of Jackson's most notorious street-corner drug dealers are disappearing, and the city's crime rate is plummeting. However, the police are accused of "disposing" of the criminals, and the issue has become the center of attention during the last week of a heated mayoral race. Jack Boulder, Mississippi's premier private investigator, is called in to find the truth, but he faces challenges never dreamed of in the process. From downtown Jackson to the backwoods of Mississippi, the action is fast and the characters seem real.