<p>Bino Phillips a tough Texan crime lawyer links the murder of his seedy underworld client to the assassination of one of the most prominent politicians in Texas. As a result Bino finds himself the most unpopular man in the state but this does not stop him digging deeper into the rotten heart of Texas. His search takes him from the halls of Congress to the arms of a sexy FBI agent to the sleaziest bars in Dallas.</p>