Ashes to Ashes

Chicago, 1929. The city is a tinderbox, and two rival gangs just lit a match.

The Shamrock Crew, led by a charismatic Irish brawler, and The Lupi, a disciplined Sicilian outfit, have coexisted in a tense peace. That peace shatters in a single, bloody night when a botched hijacking sparks an all-out war. The first casualties aren't gangsters; they are eight innocent people caught in a crossfire at a neighborhood social club.

The city is paralyzed. The police are outgunned and outmanned. The politicians demand a solution that doesn't exist.

Into this storm are thrust three familiar figures: Fletcher "Fletch" McGregor, the cynical PI who knows the streets better than anyone; Eleanor "Nora" Sharpe, the reporter whose pursuit of the truth could ignite a greater fire; and Detective Patrick "Paddy" O'Malley, the honest cop walking a tightrope between justice and a citywide gangland massacre.

Their only path forward is a dangerous alliance with "Silky" Sam O'Hara, a smooth-talking fixer and Fletcher's new, deeply untrustworthy snitch. Silky knows where all the bodies are buried because he often dug the graves. As the body count of the innocent rises, Fletcher, Nora, and O'Malley must navigate a labyrinth of lies, old vendettas, and political cowardice to find the spark that started the war. They must deliver justice for the eight victims without writing the death warrant for dozens more. In a city ruled by the trigger, the pen, and the Billy club, they are the only ones standing between order and annihilation.