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Even cynical New York City is rocked by the brutal murder of Congresswoman Cora Davis. An outspoken advocate of warning labels on rock music, she is censored forever when she's bludgeoned and strangled in a Manhattan hotel room.

Lt. Joe Dante's prime—and only—suspects are the last two people to see Davis alive: the lead singer of the rock megaband Crucifixion and the wife of a right-wing Southern senator. Polar opposites in the public eye, these two are secret lovers.

Heading up the homicide investigation, Dante is thrust into a tangle of hypocrisy and intrigue. While angry NYPD brass breathe down his neck, Joe's up to his chin in blackmail, sex scandals, cover-ups... and a mounting body count. Dante's in double jeopardy: if he doesn't crack the case, his badge is on the line—but trapping his vicious prey means putting himself in the line of fire...