Jack Colby, car detective, takes a seemingly routine commission that precipitates him into a dangerous world of secrets and murder

A commission to buy a classic Packard saloon from the 1930s on behalf of a client should have been routine for Jack Colby, but this Packard is special . . . and as Jack struggles to piece together the cars history and the mystery surrounding it, he is soon precipitated into a dangerous world where nothing is as it seems.

What is the reason behind enigmatic banking magnate Philip Moxtons desperate desire for this particular car? Whatever it is, the cars current owner, actor Tom Herrick, seems to know it too and is all too willing to sell. But when murder strikes, Jack is drawn into a hunt for the truth that involves not only his personal happiness but facing a relentless killer.