From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes the riveting return of crime analyst Vera Boyett, fighting for justiceand her lifeamid her Tennessee roots.
Vera Boyett is a master at cracking a case.
After tragedy destroyed her career as deputy police chief, she felt lost. Moving back home near her sisters, she put her skills back to use as a crime analyst, and now her star is finally back on the rise. Veras work really begins to heat up after the local sheriff, Gray Bent Benton, calls to ask her for assistance with a pressing case.
Pushing aside their complicated past, Vera agrees to help Bent search for a missing reporter. But their investigation uncovers an improbable connection to the Messenger, a serial killer she put behind bars twelve years ago. The killer, who is dying of cancer, wants his final revenge. And the reporter is merely a distractionVera is his true target.
When the Messenger pulls her sister Eve into his twisted game, Vera vows to stop him for good. But can she find Eve and the reporter before its too late?
