Roxy Abruzzostays one step ahead of trouble----especially now that her cash flow is less than stellar and shes doing favors for her slippery uncle Carmine one of the last old-time Mob bosses in PittsburghWith her sidekick Nooch and her thieving pitbull Rooney Roxy hustles the mean streets collecting debts for Uncle Carmine and keeping his customers in lineWith her daughters college tuition to pay Roxy can almost convince herself that the shady jobs are legal But when Carmines consigliere offers Roxy a contract to kidnap someone thats a line she wont crossTrouble is the kidnapping happens anyway and when the victim turns up murdered Roxys number one on the police hit parade To protect herself she investigates and soon learns the victim had a big secret---or two Add a rock singer with a penchant for dinosaur bones and throw in apesky paleontologist plus an ex-nun with a mustache problem---not to mention a sexy chef with a taste for whatever Roxy dishes up---and youve got a caper full of quirky characters and laugh-out-loud mayhemPeppered as usual with Nancy Martins sharp one-liners Sticky Fingers---the second Roxy Abruzzo mystery---is eventastier than the first.
