They were an unlikely trio - an out-of-work architect, a tough, grubby cop and a spirited blonde with a healthy appetite for luxury and danger. They'd joined together to make some fast money with an easy kidnapping, but when their first plan didn't succeed, they made the mistake of trying again.

This time their target was the leader of Florida's most powerful crime syndicate. The trouble was, the mob had their sights on the same man. To make matters worse, Miami's top detective muscle, Mike Shayne, was also moving in - and suddenly the best laid plans of cops, killers and private eyes were going to blast a three-way split into an unstoppable chain reaction of death...