Johnnie Wise is New Orleans' most wanted. Everybody wants a piece of her; larger-than-life organized crime figures, dirty cops, a dirty district attorney, and angry wives.

Charged with the premeditated murder of Sharon Trudeau, her white stockbroker, Johnnie is looking at the death penalty. She has to learn how to navigate this sordid world in order to preserve her life in the face of unrelenting darkness..

Will the past catch up with this beautiful, vivacious teenager?

Or will the powerful people she finds herself up against finally tear her apart in this edge of the seat roller coaster?