Terror stalks the streets of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana A suspected murderer is free on technicality, and the cop accused of planting evidence against him is ordered off the case But Detective Nick Fourcade refuses to walk away He's stepped over the line before This case threatens to push him over the edge He's not the only one Deputy Annie Broussard found the woman's mutilated body and wants justice But pursuing the investigation will mean forming an alliance with a man she doesn't trust and making enemies of the men she works with It will mean being drawn into the confidence of a killer