Russian Roulette

Private investigator Dev Haskell opens his eyes to a pounding headache and a craving for aspirin, strong coffee, and a long stretch in a sauna. The night before, he had apparently spent time with Kerri, a striking client, and she has now left him a note. Dev considers himself sharper and more sophisticated than he really is, so he feels pleased with himself until he agrees to look for Kerri's sister, Nikki. Before long he learns that both women belong to a human trafficking operation run by Braco the Whacko, a Russian gangster with a fearsome reputation. Dev soon has trouble with the local police, Homeland Security, and an FBI task force. He also ends up in the hospital twice over, once for a gunshot wound and once for a fragment of shrapnel lodged in his backside, and he must keep running from an anxious crime boss and a deranged killer. The story mixes crime with eccentric comedy as Dev clumsily tries to stay on the right side of the law.