Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug trafficker to find those responsible for the kidnap and murder of his wife. 

Following the trail Scudder uncovers some dark secrets leading him to think that his employer’s wife was not the first victim and her murderers are going to strike again. Can he stop them before they claim another victim? Not quite as hammy as that sounds, this is a good, solid, if generic, thriller.