In Sir Lanka, an island city where the Thieves Guild rules supreme, meet DaVic, a private eye with more quips than credits, whose idea of a successful day is solving the mystery of how to afford his next smoothie. But when a femme fatale hands him a mysterious package and a high-paying job for the Thieves Guild, DaVic finds himself on the run through the dark streets of Sir Lanka.
Suddenly, our intrepid (and incredibly reluctant) hero is dodging Guild members, outsmarting pursuers, and trying not to get killed by his own paranoia. Along the way, he finds a teenage sidekick, KarJa, who forces herself into the (non-vacant) role of his apprentice. Helped by an assortment of friends and acquaintances (and the occasional really odd stranger) who are as weird and varied as Sir Lanka itself is, the two must figure out the mystery of the package and who is pursing DaVic before time runs out.