Lauren "Digger" Cariño was seventeen when her boyfriend was murdered and she took vengeance into her own hands. She's good at circumventing the rules, and she's good at making people pay for their wrongdoings. To satiate her need for violence, Digger starts The Autolycus, a group of altruistic thieves who steal from the rich and redistribute their bounty to charity. When a mistake on the job leads to Digger exchanging letters with the executioner of the German Mob, she finds something she didn't realize she was missing-companionship.
But, before she can meet Henk in person, Digger's friend is kidnapped and she has to seek the help of someone she despises-Deitrich Becker.
Dietrich's been forced into a lot in his forty-three years. He was forced to take lessons from his sadistic uncle, he was forced to watch as his mother was tortured, and he was forced into the position of Der Henker. When his good friend from college is kidnapped by one of his Mafia rivals, Deitrich is willing to do anything to get her back, even if it means teaming up with the most infuriating woman he's ever met-Digger Cariño.
Spending a week with Deitrich Becker is the last thing Digger wants-but it may end up being exactly what she needs.