The January cold bites almost as savagely as an ex-lover's regret.

At least, that's how Detective Charlie Fletcher feels as his phone rings for the fifth time in an hour—his ex-wife's name flashing like a warning he's long stopped heeding.

A new year in Copeland City should mean clean slates.

Fresh starts.

Old grudges buried beneath the frost.

That's what she wants.

But Charlie knows better.

Some bridges aren't meant to be rebuilt.

Some fires were never accidental.

And even the most loyal man will walk away from someone who insists on holding the match.

These are the consequences of bad behavior.

And rock bottom?

It's colder than January.

Deeper than Hades.

And far more brutal than a good man's disappointment.