Set in 1961 Cleveland, a down-on-his-luck detective becomes entwined with two shadowy characters from his past and is drawn into a web of kidnappings, murder, and Nazi absconded artwork.

Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail-house mentor William “The Buddha” Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets the ethereal, yet streetwise, Florence Jane. They embark on…