Investigative journalist Meg Dawson is about to be demoted to the graveyard shift unless she can score a big scoop. But she gets more than she bargained for when a murder case lands in her lap—the victim was an old friend, Sam Vargas. When the police start asking all the wrong questions, both about Sam and her dark past, it's up to Meg to uncover one ugly deed after the next, until she comes face to face with a devastating truth.

Can Meg outsmart a killer who always seems to be one step ahead?