Detective Shelby Griffin is sworn to serve and protect the city of Los Angeles. That doesn't mean that she has to like it...Actually, Shelby hates LA, and she can't wait to get out of here and return to her hometown in Rhode Island. For now, though, she needs this job, and she works the streets every day with her partner Trevor Morris.There's no shortage of cases, either. Shelby's neighborhood is on the very brink of an all-out gang war, and it'll take just one spark to light the tinder-dry atmosphere. That spark comes in the form of a dead gangster who might just prove to be the catalyst for a gang war that could kill hundreds and cause devastating collateral damage. Or does it?When Shelby discovers that the murder is not what it seems, she's determined to find the real killer, but a kidnapping turns the whole case on its head. The murder Shelby is investigating has led to a terrible choice. Either way, people die. And if she doesn't find the killer and stop him, those people could include Morris.The vigilante roaming the streets makes life even more complicated for LA's most reluctant detective as she fights back.