Adam Chase has spent the last five years in New York trying to forget When he left North Carolina, Adam left for good Now he has no choice but to return - and being remembered as a murderer doesn't help Within hours of arriving, Adam is beaten up, accosted and has to face the hostility of those closest to him, including Grace, the young woman he cannot forget And then people start turning up dead Adam becomes the prime suspect for the new murders and he alone can clear his name