One never knows what the next instant will bring. For Michael Knight, a meal with his best friend John McKedrick should have been a happy occasion. Instead, it leads to death, injury, close associations with mobsters and new realizations about his mentor, Lex Devlin.

Although Mr. Devlin is the one with the unusual childhood ties, Michael is the man who keeps getting caught between danger and deception. While trying to unravel the threads of who was responsible for the death of his friend, he is also dedicated to defending the man the world feels is responsible: the supposedly straight-and-narrow son of the local La Cosa Nostra's Don. After several seemingly clever moves, Michael realizes he is playing games with the masters and has to hope his nimble mind and quick reactions will keep him alive until the last round.

A speedy and intricate mystery, FRAME UP provides the reader with hopes to see Knight and Devlin again soon.