murdered, Chase Randel inherits a share

in a half-started development project and

the dead man s beautiful ex-wife as a

partner. Turning a deserted downtown

building into a chic nightspot promises

Chase, a wisecracking, lone-wolf broker, a

quick half-million dollar profit and instant

respectability.

But a lot of people in town have other

plans for the building and aren t afraid to

throw around a tittle muscle. As the action

heats up, Chase s partner gets cold feet,

and Chase, an ex-alcoholic, wants to reach

for the bottle of Jack Dauiels on his shelf.

The growing shadow of a bad-luck

building and its thirty-year-old secrets

threaten not only Chase s big deal but also

his life. Chase is caught in the cressfire

between big-time developers, a shrill anti-

growth lobby, and a clan of offshore Asian

money brokers.

His friend, the former owner, believed in

the old building, and he paid with his life.

Now the same people who pushed Ed

Bailey down an elevator shaft want Chase

out of the picture