It's 1942 and while the allies are fighting in Asia and Europe, Homicide Detective Jack Winston has been the guy sending murderers to the electric chair. But now the Assistant District Attorney is trying to give him a turn in the hot seat. Jack's only ally is a young woman he dated for a short while before his own police force slapped a pair of bracelets on his wrists. Most women would have read the writing on the wall and moved on, but not Caroline Cromwell. She seems to know something the State of New York doesn't. Like when the "not guilty" verdict is announced, she knows that won't be good enough for Jack. He'll want to find out who tried to give him the juice. As a disciple of Nancy Drew, she plans to be there at his side. But there are powerful people in New York City with their own plans, and if Caroline and Jack aren't careful, they're liable to find out there are worse ways to die than electrocution. Inspired by true tales that happened in and around Manhattan in the forties.
