Being an IRS agent isn’t all fun and games. Mostly it’s downright dull, and that suits agent Ivan Samuels just fine. Sure, there was that time he’d found illegal gambling and organized crime when he audited a restaurant, but that was an anomaly. He was happy quietly pursuing tax cheats in court, dating his tax lawyer girlfriend Alice, and raising his college-student daughter Liz.

But no. Somehow he acquired an assistant and trainee, the chirpy and cheerful Keisha, and a new case: investigating the Philadelphia Times, ostensibly for taxes but secretly looking for leads that the FBI could pursue. And then a dead body turns up – Liz’s dear friend and a star reporter for the Times.

Pursuing leads from the archives and stacks of the Times seemed less important than supporting Liz or dealing with his stubborn, independent father Harold’s heart condition from thousands of miles away – until it becomes clear that the body, the Times, and Islamic terrorism are all interconnected. Now Ivan must figure out the links before tragedy strikes.