Based on a bizarre murder case that occurred in south Alabama, A Case of Consumption is the story of Mark Hatchett, a private detective with a strong sense of justice who is hired by her family to locate an exotic dancer, Lisa Lemon; a country girl who lost her way. When she is found dead, Hatchett is paired with Jo Ward, a novice sheriff's investigator, and the two wade into a world of perversion and violence; so violent that Ward has to keep a close eye on Hatchett, lest he lose his own way. Too many suspects and too many motives must be swept away before the fateful confrontation with Lisa...

Private Detective Mark Hatchett is back. This time he searches for the truth about a very random and very out-of-the-ordinary homicide. Inspired by a true case-in Death Happens, Hatchett is hired by wealthy Helen Lancaster to get to the bottom of the death of her adult son, Tony, a leftover child of the sixties who wanted to go his own way. Was he killed in jail, by druggies, the mob, or maybe even a voice from the past? Hatchett is paired with Sheriff's Investigator Priscilla Duncan, an obstinate and impetuous young woman searching for respect, and the two run out each lead one by one-while...