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Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to solve a case that seems impossible in this gripping new novel by John Sandford.

Alex Sand was at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were brutally gunned down. As a prominent federal judge, Sand had no shortage of enemies, but the shocking nature of the murders—especially the deaths of his children—leaves the St. Paul community reeling. Adding to the intrigue, Sand had been preparing to make a significant donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities. With the funds now in question, attention turns to his grieving widow, Margaret Cooper, as people wonder what she will do next. Struggling to cope with the loss of her family, Margaret is at a loss as to who would want her husband dead—or why.

With pressure mounting and both the local police and FBI running into dead ends, Davenport and Flowers step in to uncover the truth. Every lead is flawed, every theory riddled with doubts, but they refuse to back down. As they dig deeper, they find their investigation blocked at every turn by unexpected obstacles. The more they push forward, the more they begin to wonder if each roadblock is actually guiding them toward the answers they seek.