Joe Sheldon is about to get an up-close view of the life of crime he used to write about.
When his buddy Dickie Caldwell finds a woman dead in her condo, Joe's world quickly spins out of control. It's bad enough Dickie left the scene without calling the cops. Worse, Joe was the one who dropped her off just a few hours earlier.
Maybe he should've gone up when she invited him in. Would she still be alive if he had?
He can't shake the guilt. But he also knows it's only a matter of time before the police come knocking.
Joe's only play is to dig for the truth and clear his name.
What he finds is a flashy pastor with more secrets than sermons—and a lifestyle that doesn't quite add up. But the deeper Joe digs, the more danger he draws. And this time, he's not just on the sidelines.
Each new clue pulls him closer to the truth. One wrong move, and he could end up behind bars—or worse.
Can the former crime writer stay a step ahead long enough to expose a killer? Or will his pursuit of justice be the story that finally breaks him?