As a follow up to the violent odyssey that formed the "Hardcore Troubadours" trilogy of the Key, this fourth volume, featuring well known vigilante Miami attorney Robert Blackmoore, finds the old man and his hard-bitten, rugged crew recovering in Alice Town, Bahamas. They are fresh out of jail and seemingly free from the gang wars and continuing legal dilemmas that have plagued them for months. Former State Attorney Laura Davies, having abandoned her four year stint as a prosecutor where she had floundered under the inept leadership of her debased overlord, Phil Green, has joined forces with Blackmoore and been swept away in the hurricane force of infectious exuberance and unwavering loyalty and excitement that defines this amazing group.
She now finds herself facing a dangerous threat stemming from a murder trial three years past. She had been the lead prosecutor against a demon named John Harding. The trial, botched and bungled on so many levels resulted in Harding's acquittal and the monster had vanished without a trace.
A string of murders in the keys, blazing a path north to Miami marks Harding's spectacular return. He resumes residence at his Hallandale mansion and enlists the vulgar services of the local chapter of a national motorcycle gang to aid him in his bid to resurrect his criminal empire and exact his insane vengeance against Laura as well as Dr. Liz Ryan, the psychiatrist who testified at his trial.
Harding is poised to learn some hard lessons at the hands of Laura's fiercely loyal band as they face his madness and respond with a fury beyond even his wildest imaginings.
Although trying hard to stay on the road to righteousness, Blackmoore and his gang remain true to their often stated maxim, 'we take care of our own'.
It has been said that righteous behaviour is its own reward and perhaps it is; just not following this path.