A #1 Amazon Charts bestseller and Prime Reading's most read book of
2018.
In this multimillion-copy bestselling series from #1 Wall Street
Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh, former prosecutor Morgan Dane
faces the most personal--and deadly--case of her lifetime.
After the devastating loss of her husband in Iraq, Morgan Dane returns
to Scarlet Falls, seeking the comfort of her hometown. Now, surrounded
by family, she's finally found peace and a promising career
opportunity--until her babysitter is killed and her neighbor asks her to
defend his son, Nick, who stands accused of the murder.
Tessa was the ultimate girl next door, and the community is outraged by
her death. But Morgan has known Nick for years and can't believe he's
guilty, despite the damning evidence stacked against him. She asks her
friend Lance Kruger, an ex-cop turned private eye, for help. Taking on
the town, the police, and a zealous DA, Morgan and Lance plunge into the
investigation, determined to find the real killer. But as they uncover
secrets that rock the community, they become targets for the madman
hiding in plain sight.