A cancer-ridden homicide detective in his sixties tries to pin down Kansas City’s latest murderer before he’s forced to retire.

Before his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt is hired by the British to solve the identity of Jack the Ripper.

An ex-wrestler with anger issues commits murder for a woman who his detective friend suspects is a con artist. An ex-wrestler commits murder for a woman who turns out to be a con artist, and it's up to his detective friend to track her down.