New York detective Pharoah Love must answer these questions: Was the death of actor-model-hustler Ben, found snuggled up to a transistor radio in his bathtub, an accident—or murder? And if it was murder, who did it? Was it Seth, a writer who was living with Ben most recently before his death and who was, in fact, with Ben just minutes before he was electrocuted? Or maybe Veronica, Seth's estranged wife, who might have held a grudge against the man who took her husband away from her? What about Ella Hurst, Jameson Hurst, Adam Littlestorm, or Ben's sister, Ada? When Seth decides his next book will be about Ben, everyone formerly involved with the dead man is suddenly very interested in Seth's every move—especially the killer.

Pharoah Love, a New York City detective, investigates a thirty-three-year-old murder that still casts a pall over the life of a middle-aged television actress.

Satan Stagg, a young Black detective, investigates the baffling murder of Guru Raskalnikov, a wealthy tycoon.

Gay, black and proud—and like no other homocide detective in the history of the NYPD—Pharoah Love finds himself in the middle of a most baffling case. Someone with a serious grudge is knocking off mobsters in unusual ways. In pursuit of clues, Love investigation takes him from a luxurious brothel to a Russian nightclub with a temperamental diva.

Pharoah Love, the sassy, gay, Black, NYPD detective goes undercover in Chinatown to stop a powerful crimelord involved in Asian slave trade, gambling, prostitution, and protection rackets