Relentlessly paced with revealing insights into the criminal justice system, New York Times bestselling author Nancy Taylor Rosenberg's newest thriller thrusts a single woman into a world of shattered lives, hard-core criminals and flickering hopes...

Probation officer Carolyn Sullivan knew everything about Veronica Campbell's haunted past, her stormy relationship with her husband Drew, and the emotional darkness threatening her fragile seventeen-year-old daughter Jude. But there's no way her friend would have taken her own life. And when Carolyn receives a note threatening her away from the case, she knows a killer is at large.

As a hidden side of Veronica's life emerges, Carolyn finds herself drawn into the troubled world of Jude and her shocking claims of abuse. With danger and deceit swirling all around her, Carolyn is determined to lure her prime suspect out of the shadows--even if it puts her life on the line...