In this economy, even an assassin needs an agent. Sued by his publisher for libel, Brinker is reduced to promoting trolley tours of crime scenes. The tour business is dying. There aren’t enough murders to draw a crowd. A good serial killer would help. When his doctor asks for aid in euthanizing terminal patients, Brinker hires an assassin named Angel, who reigns chaos and fame on the sleepy resort town. But as Angel’s demands soar with the body count, Brinker wonders whether he’ll become the latest addition to his own list.