Description

Three decades after a federal agent and two suspects vanished mysteriously into the wilderness, the unsolved case has turned cold, their fate still unknown. As the prime suspect, long imprisoned for presumed murder, prepares to walk free, troubling questions resurface: Has the truth ever truly been uncovered?

In the small town of Dry Oaks, California, Police Chief Hanna Keyes has spent her life convinced her father, Joe, is guilty of these murders. When Hanna learns that Joe is terminally ill and has been granted a compassionate release from prison, her first instinct is to stay far away from him. Yet, reluctantly, she agrees to take him in, sensing his return may be her only chance to finally unravel the truth behind the decades-old mystery.

Upon Joe’s arrival, Dry Oaks is suddenly rocked by fresh criminal activity. A popular, persistent true-crime podcaster arrives seeking answers, and Hanna’s former sweetheart, Jared, unexpectedly returns, complicating her investigation further. Determined, Hanna presses Joe for any information he may hold regarding the missing agent and suspects. Meanwhile, new evidence arises at an alarming pace, challenging everything she and the town have long believed about the murders.

As her father’s health rapidly deteriorates, Hanna joins forces with her colleagues to uncover a tangled web connecting past events and contemporary crimes within Dry Oaks. Soon it becomes apparent that the decades-old case is only one piece of a far greater and more dangerous conspiracy, putting Hanna and those around her at risk as unseen forces try desperately to silence the truth forever.

This compelling contemporary romantic suspense novel can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Contains book club discussion questions.

Features gripping police procedural drama.

Centers around a high-stakes cold-case murder mystery.