Charlie Carr, Petievich's unforgettable T-man in the hardboiled, street-smart tradition of Hammett and Chandler, is scouring the underbelly of Los Angeles once again. When sheets of government security paper are stolen, Charlie is there, working to grip the lid of an intricate scheme to print 10 million in U.S. Treasury notes. For Charlie, the high-pressure, the wild chase, and everything else that can pit one ruthless cop up against a bunch of high stakes, plenty to lose counterfeiters won't end until his .357 speaks. This authentic hard-hitting novel is an edge of the seat detective fiction at its best.