Dillon had been out of the rackets for some time,. Now he was ready to carve his way back in ambitious, cold-blooded, impatient he just needed a start and one or two unlucky people to help him on his way. He found them, like Nick Gurney and Roxy. Small-time operators who reckoned Dillon was the coming man ... Myra, the curvaceous boxer's daughter tired of small-town life and reckless for excitement. .. and Hurst, the racketeer who ruled half a city. One way and another, they all helped Dillon, while Dillon helped himself. He didn't hear any complaints, either, for a long time ...