Sultry Kitty O'Malley arrives at the office of flatfoot turned gumshoe Jack Sharp, with an offer he can't refuse, and a body he can't resist. Our down-at-heel hero soon realises that dames might be the death of him, very soon... Meet Jack Sharp – private detective. Smooth talking. Hard living. Meet Kitty O'Malley – femme fatale. Beautiful. Deadly. Put them together and what do you get? Crime! Intrigue! Passion! And ... Cigarettes! Booze! Hangovers! Think you know hard-boiled fiction...? You don't know Jack.