Faolan O'Connor spent his life killing for Legs Diamond and Lucky Luciano, but now his number is up. Or is it? When a vampire offers him immortality in exchange for the murder of a child, Faolan steels himself to the task and enters a world of violence, wealth, and power beyond anything he's ever imagined.Driven by ambition and guilt, Faolan fights his way up the ranks in a battle to justify his sins with success. He's learned the hard way that relationships are vulnerabilities and friends are just enemies in disguise, but he also knows that he can't conquer a city alone. With his life and the future of the city he loves at stake, can Faolan play his cards right or is he drawing dead?