Victor Martello, the private detective who works outside the law and relentlessly fights for the underdog. Dr. Fleming, the forensic psychiatrist with a flair for the theatrical and a penchant for sharp weapons; his personal mission is to be both healer and avenger. Angelique Mateirre AKA Island Girl and Siren of the Caribbean, a professional assassin and cat burglar and liaison for various crime syndicates. Dancer and Beach Bum, professional second story men and mob enforcers who occasionally work with Angelique. Introduced in the Assassins and Company noir crime series, they have often been adversaries to one another. But now, there is a greater danger that overwhelms their self-interest and personal antagonisms. Meet them again along with a handful of idealists and innocent parties who share intertwining destinies with these five and have made them unwitting allies in a higher cause.
