Stumpy McCabe is forced to make a comeback into the deceitful world of prize-fighting to chase away the nightmare that has tormented him for decades. Stumpy falls into a chasm of corruptions and intrigue and finds himself surrounded by seedy bookies, crooked fight promoters, bully thugs, and menacing mobsters. WITH STRINGS ATTACHED, is a fast-paced contemporary, gritty, urban mystery set in the crime-infested streets of Trenton and Atlantic City, New Jersey.