When the leader of a war-torn nation's Democracy Movement is exiled to the United States, she is immediately targeted by assassins. Detectives Logan and Wheeler race to identify and capture her killers before they succeed in silencing the woman and her cause.

When the host of TV's "Rock 'n' Talk" is bludgeoned to death by a champagne bottle, Logan and Wheeler's investigation into the seamy music world involves Jordie Black, Wheeler's favorite rock star from high school, whose secret past pushes Wheeler's admiration to the brink.