This is a fast-paced mystery with psychological depth and a dark sense of humor. The solution of the mystery and Ali's psychological reaction to it will force the reader to stop and think about the costs of war. Alison Randall returns from her military service as an MP in Iraq wounded—both psychologically and physically. She attempts to regain her health by becoming a yoga teacher. When Lauren Malcolm, one of her students, asks for help in finding her missing boyfriend, Ali reluctantly agrees to help. As she pursues the case, Ali quickly finds it leading into a thicket of infidelity, blackmail, and murder.