On the island city state of Tehama, Niko "Spiffy Rings" is trapped in a cycle
of flashbacks and vengeance. He's been in a malaise ever since he caught
six bullets from his longtime father-figure, Lagoon, outside Cafe Ola
five years ago.
Lagoon looms god-like, a true boomtown heavy who creeps through
the shadows of Niko's mindscape in puncturing nightmares.
Oona Elm Tree has trudged her way up from a hardscrabble life in the streets
to a power player atop the booming gleam-dream business. Oona's highly
touted gleam shop, Yesterday's Villains, is a rival of Niko's shop. Like Niko,
Oona is wedged between her loyalty to old guard racketeers like Sunny,
and her desire to carve her own path into the future.
When Niko is asked to orchestrate the rubout of a powerful tycoon on
behalf of Oona, Niko must swallow his pride for the big score.
Reality mixes with dreams amidst a boozy backdrop of eccentric hustlers
where the steamy atmosphere is precarious at best. Underworld tremors
shake up a wild cast of characters whom seek lifelines to the past, where things
from the old world like the Congo River, Hawaii, and corndogs hold
mystery.
