"All Stu Manning ever wanted was to protect his city. But a terrible incident on his first patrol as a rookie cop left him disgraced and barely clinging to sanity. Now Stu is on the streets again, as a private detective with one hell of a trick up his sleeve...and a monster under his skin. When the city's largest crime boss claims the one person who helped him survive this far, Stu is prepared to unleash the beast he's kept hidden inside and paint the town red..."--Back cover of Volume 1.