In Miami, some murders are approved.Detective Mark Ross knows the case should be simple. A body in the water. An accidental death. Close the file and move on.But the evidence doesn't fit-and neither does the victim.As Ross investigates, he uncovers a pattern of silenced witnesses and closed cases that were never meant to be reopened. Every time he gets close, the system pushes back. Warrants are denied. Evidence disappears. The task force is shut down.Then Ross survives an attempt on his own life.The truth is chilling: the killings aren't rogue. They're sanctioned.Cut loose from the department and hunted by a professional executioner, Ross must expose a hidden kill-order system operating inside the city-before he becomes the next name on the list.Some secrets keep cities running.And some detectives refuse to stay quiet.