Shell Scott had seen her on film and magazine covers. But the impact of Lucrezia in the flesh was something else.

When she asked for help, Shell gladly forgot his vacation plans.

The lovely Lucrezia was worried about her father. He'd moved to a "retirement city" and had recently been acting frightened. She wanted a private investigation.

It sounded like a simple job to Scott. How could he know that in a community for the aging he'd meet the Mafia?