Laura Quillam’s final days are filled with unanswered questions, complicated relationships and a plan that was never supposed to end in tragedy. When Alex begins looking more closely at the evidence, seemingly harmless details start to suggest that Laura’s death was not what it appeared to be.
Then another woman is murdered.
As Detective Chief Inspector Dan O’Reilly works to untangle the growing mystery, Alex finds herself drawn deeper into the lives of Laura, Elyan and Annie. What begins as an investigation into a suspicious death soon reveals a web of manipulation, fear and desperate choices. Someone knows exactly what happened—and is prepared to silence anyone who comes too close.
Alex’s determination to uncover the truth puts her directly in the path of the person she is trying to expose. Before long, questions about medicine, recordings and Laura’s final moments lead Alex somewhere she never expected to go.
Some secrets are dangerous.
Some lies are deadly.
And when Alex finally gets close to the truth, she may have to fight simply to survive it.