In this fast-paced suspense-thriller, a streetwise police chief, a struggling triage nurse and a lovesick government operative try to unravel a twisted mystery involving blackmail, murder and terrorism.A group of schemers and their homicidal cohorts converge in Philadelphia with different but intertwined agendas. Their plans all coincide with the opening of The Pharaoh's Consort exhibit at the Independence Museum of Art and Science. Investigating a break-in at the museum, the newly appointed police chief's interest turns to the mysterious people and occurrences swirling around the exhibit.The beautiful curator sets her sights on the police chief, while celebrating the demise of her terrorist lover.An emergency room nurse is drawn into the schemers' world. Tempted by a dying patient's last meal, she becomes the target of a monstrous ex-soldier and a chemist with a penchant for poison.In the volatile mix, a bespectacled government operative suspects he might be working for the wrong side.The hard-boiled action moves from glittery high-society parties to the bleakest corners of the city and violently proves that some gatherings, no matter how enticing, should be avoided.