It's 1969 Las Vegas, Nevada. Monterey Express is currently playing at The Pussy Cat Ago Go, "The Hotspot" dance club on the Vegas Strip. Tony Minetti is the leader of the band. Tony and his drummer, Big John O'Riley, also run a part-time detective agency which changes the course of their lives forever. Knowing the women and pitfalls of Las Vegas, Tony makes a really big mistake! He lets his guard down, falling madly in love with BJ, a sexy blonde...

"This collection offers a sociological analysis of race, class, and gender stereotypes within crime media. Essays discuss particular examples of inequalities and stereotypes, consider the implications of such portrayals, and demonstrate how they influence the public's expectations and beliefs about real-world crime"--Provided by publisher

Villainous crime lord, Vladik Zorich, is double-crossed by his most trusted agent Rhona. Vladik's predilection for power, control, and violence compels him to kidnap Rhona's son forcing her to join in a twisted plan to kill an enemy of Vladik. While Rhona struggles to eliminate the most brutal and evil delinquents, Vladik misjudges the power of a mother's love and finds himself losing control of his cunning plan.

After the tragic death of his sister, Peter Flood finds his family lost in revenge. Years later, his cousin, who runs a small circle of Irish Mafiosi in Philadelphia, begins to lose ground, waking up old family demons and igniting a cycle of violence.

Red is a safe cracker who has just been freed from prison. He is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him. That past comes in the form of Luc, a psychopathic assassin who's seeking revenge for the death of his brother.