After failing a critical assignment overseas, Will Robie must
investigate a murder accusation against his father--but to save him,
he'll have to face a violent and deadly fallout in this New York Times
bestselling thriller.
Will Robie escaped his small Gulf Coast hometown of Cantrell,
Mississippi after high school, severing all personal ties, and never
looked back. Not until the unimaginable occurs. His father, Dan Robie,
has been arrested and charged with murder.
Father and son haven't spoken or seen each other since the day Robie
left town. In that time, Dan Robie--a local attorney and pillar of the
community--has been elected town judge. Despite this, most of Cantrell
is aligned against Dan. His guilt is assumed.
To make matters worse, Dan has refused to do anything to defend himself.
When Robie tries to help, his father responds only with anger and
defiance. Could Dan really be guilty?
With the equally formidable Jessica Reel at his side, Robie ignores his
father's wishes and begins his own desperate investigation into the
case. But Robie is now a stranger to his hometown, an outsider, a man
who has forsaken his past and his family. His attempts to save his
father are met with distrust and skepticism...and violence.
Unlike the missions Robie undertook in the service of his country, where
his target was clearly defined, digging into his father's case only
reveals more questions. Robie is drawn into the hidden underside of
Cantrell, where he must face the unexpected and possibly deadly
consequences of the long-ago choices made by father and son. And this
time, there may be no escape for either of them.
