And so begins Roland S. Jefferson’s suspenseful, immensely compelling hard-boiled crime thriller about three desperate people on the fringes of society, drawn together to pull off a risky, near-impossible heist. But its lethal aftermath of greed, treachery and betrayal prove just as deadly as the vengeful mob that will stop at nothing to hunt them down.
     Alonzo Crane had been dubbed ‘The Motion Picture Bank Robber’ by the press because he’d patterned the bank job after seeing a Steve McQueen movie. His partners got away but he was caught when he stayed behind to free his girlfriend struggling with a security guard. They offered him a deal if he’d roll over on his accomplices. He refused, so they gave him 25 years to life.
     But Crane’s reputation is a legend and he’s offered a chance to leave prison after only 10 years by a corrupt warden in league with ultra-violent prison gangs who want him to retrieve an all-important trunk from the penthouse of a hi-rise luxury hotel.