In this debut novel Depp introduces private investigator David Spandau, an ex-stuntman who is a smart, tough, wickedly funny observer, familiar with the ins and outs of Hollywood.  Spandau's patience is tested when he is hired to protect young up-and-coming actor Bobby Dye from gangster Richie Stella, who is attempting to blackmail him into making a movie with the worst script anyone has ever read.  But nobody says “no” to Richie, and when they do, you can bet there will be retaliation.