Nøgleord Ruthlessness

Barndomsvennerne Lily og Amanda genfinder hinanden i en forstad til Connecticut efter at have boet andensteds i nogle år. Lily er en overklasse teenager og går på en fornem skole. Amanda er oprørsk og føler ikke, hun passer ind. Selvom de umiddelbart er modsætninger af hinanden, forbindes de over Lily's foragt for sin undertrykkende stedfar, og pigerne forstærker hinandens mest ødelæggende sider. Deres fælles mål fører dem til at ansætte en lokal hustler og tage sagen med stedfaderen i egne hænder for at får det liv, de mener, de fortjener.

Mayor Tom Kane sits like a spider at the center of Chicago's web of power; a web built on a covenant with the people. They want to be led, they want disputes settled, jobs dispensed, and loyalties rewarded. If he achieves all this through deception and immorality, so be it. As long as he gets the job done, they look the other way. Yet despite being the most effective mayor in recent history, a degenerative brain disorder is ripping everything away from him. He can't trust his memory, his closest allies, or even himself.