Detective Cadillac Holland is the cop you call when the case that needs to be solved might not even be a crime.

It's election season in New Orleans, and the local champions of gentrification, along with outside condominium developers eager to exploit disaster capitalism in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, enjoy the backing of the City Council. The vision that these newcomers have for the Lower Ninth Ward threatens to displace the city's most vulnerable residents, many of whom are still reeling from the storm's economic fallout.

Detective Holland is called upon to investigate the true motives behind the purchase offer for homes built by the Make It Right Foundation. His findings will ripple through the city's precarious political landscape in ways that will ultimately reshape the troubled city's future.