Too many people with secrets. Morgan Lee knew who they were and what they wanted to hide. Thatrs"s probably why hers"s dead. - Ageing Indianapolis private detective Deets Shanahan is asked by an old enemy to investigate a murder one to which his old adversary could be linked. He says no, but Howie Cross, Shanahanrs"s sometime partner, takes the case and finds links to the crime in lush and decadent New Orleans, where he looks for something anything that will shed light on the case.