1906 in New York City. The Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell is hired to form a special Squad, but the gangsters appear to be everywhere. Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then Bell discovers, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all. The latest adventure thriller in the Isaac Bell series.