Katerina Dalzell, a sexy wild child, had made a name for herself. She started up an entertainment tabloid, The Stray, and injected new life into the club and music scene in Champaign, Illinois. But on a fateful New Year’s Eve, she found not everyone was a fan. The blonde with the signature cat tat had become a target, huntedby a horde of contractors, from butchers with meat hooks to chic gunfighters. Desperate, she hired a bodyguard, someone who also had a reputation, The .40 Caliber Mouse.