The grim announcement was made by Chief of Police Clarence Taylor during a locally televised press conference. His somber expression was in keeping with his buzz haircut and military bearing. "The police department, along with all the other agencies involved, devoted countless hours to the search in hope of a rescue. Short of that, a recovery.

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When detective Duncan Hatcher is summoned to the stately home of Judge Cato Laird to investigate a killing, he realizes that discretion is key if he wants to keep his job. Elise, the judge's trophy wife, claims to have shot and killed a burglar in self-defence, but Duncan is almost certain she's lying, possibly to protect herself from incrimination.

Determined to learn the truth. Duncan puts his career - and his integrity - in jeopardy. Elise seeks him out and makes an incredible allegation. His first instinct is to dismiss it. but then EUse goes missing...

With non-stop suspense and trademark plot twists, Brown shows her talent for placing her main characters in impossible situations, where one's worst enemy may be one's own conscience.., and trusting the wrong person could mean the difference between Life and death.