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America is in the thrall of a full-scale socioeconomic breakdown. The stock market plummets, hyperinflation destroys the value of the dollar, and the population, unprepared for hardship, panics. Practically overnight, the high technology infrastructure and chains of supply collapse and wholesale rioting and looting grip every city. Law enforcement, transportation, electricity, fuel, and medical supplies are all in the past now, as the country staggers beneath its own weight.

Als Alleinerziehende stets knapp bei Kasse, nimmt Tamara den Auftrag des Investmentbankers Lincoln Storey an: Sie soll den Freund seiner Stieftochter Alexa beschatten – ausgerechnet ein Exlover Tamaras. Doch ehe sie auch nur den ersten Honorarscheck erhält, ist der Auftraggeber tot und Privates nicht mehr von Beruflichem zu trennen. Tiefer und tiefer dringt Tamara in die undurchsichtige Vergangenheit des Investmentbankers ein und riskiert dabei ihr eigenes Leben.

Recently widowed Odessa Jones is sure the exclusive catering job she's scored from wealthy businessman Casey Osborne will propel her catering career into the big leagues. So when Dessa's pesky second sight warns her that Osborne is bad news, she ignores it. She wishes she hadn't when he drops dead at his brunch after sampling her homemade preserves. Osborne's death is declared a homicide. Dessa and the friends who helped her cook are considered suspects . . .