An art expert hires Walker to ride shotgun on a blackmail transaction involving a priceless illuminated manuscript called the Hours of the Virgin. But when the deal goes down in a porn movie house, so does a hit. Suddenly Walker is searching for not just some very pricey old paper but a gun that could put his former partner's murderer behind bars. In prose that sails like a Detroit muscle car, Loren Estleman takes us for a wild drive -- proving that in a field crowded with poseurs, amateurs, and virgins, he's the real deal.