Roy Cady is a true tough guy from New Orleans: strong, fast, silent and smart. And he chose a suitable profession for himself: a specialist on special assignments for a local crime boss. But one day Roy decided to steal a woman from his boss, and he framed his fighter, so much so that Kady’s chances of survival were zero. However, Roy escaped the death trap. He decided to “lay low” and leave the showdown until later, when everything had calmed down and they stopped looking for him. However, while saving his life, Roy encounters a woman for whom his former master also prepared the role of a victim. And this meeting dramatically changes Cady's plans. Now he is responsible not only for himself...The author later largely “copied” the main character of the series “True Detective” Rust Cohle from Roy Cady.