John Goodger’s Emmett Druperman needs help. He’s the head of a confidential alliance of the most powerful casinos in Las Vegas, and someone is holding his casinos hostage. He’s received a videotape threatening violence against the casinos unless a ransom is paid, and the criminals have made it painfully clear that they’re deadly serious. As the casino owners dig in their heels and refuse to pay, Druperman braces for a fight. He calls in Steve Forrester, former LVPD detective, to find out who the extortionists are – and stop them at any cost. But the criminals are not so easy to catch. They’re a mismatched group of misfits, each brilliant in his chosen field. They have a chance to score the job of a lifetime…if they can just hold themselves together.