聯邦調查局探員格雷森‧金凱第一次見到奧莉薇雅‧麥肯錫，那真是石破天驚的場面。
這位美麗又強悍的年輕律師闖入聯邦調查局的臥底案件，並且立刻讓它變成一場災難。長達幾個月的監視行動和精密計畫當場付諸一炬，金凱的伙伴只差沒把她的腦袋摘下來，怒吼著她惹錯了人──他們可是聯邦調查局的探員！
但奧莉薇雅哪有在怕，因為她的來頭更加恐怖：她是國稅局的人。
她正在追查一樁設計得十分複雜的「龐式騙局」，這個騙局極可能摧毀許多無辜者的身家性命，尤其她還有「特別」的理由為此生氣。然而，當她找了錯誤的人、問了錯誤的問題，隨即惹來殺身之禍。

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