A filmmaker with nothing to lose. A politician with everything at stake. A journalist chasing the truth. And one deadly night no one will forget.Twenty years ago, Daniel Sutherland found his parents dead in what was ruled a murder-suicide. Today, he's a charming politician, just days away from being elected the island of Simmons, North Carolina's next congressman. With wealth, power, and a beautiful wife, he's the envy of the island. But when a former friend returns, the past resurfaces and threatens to destroy everything he's built. Once an acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker, Colby Grant is now disgraced and desperate for a second act. Triggered by a glowing profile of Daniel in the local paper, he returns to his hometown of Simmons to write his next blockbuster. Haunted by old memories and a complicated history with Daniel, Colby becomes obsessed with exposing the truth behind the island's last known murder. Emma Gray is a small-town reporter chasing a real story for the first time in her career. Tired of fluff pieces and feel-good headlines, she's determined to break something big. But when she teams up with Colby to uncover what really happened to the Sutherlands, the truth turns darker, more twisted, and far more dangerous than she ever imagined. One seeks power. One seeks redemption. One seeks the truth. But the truth is buried deep on an island. "Smart, chilling, and impossible to put down-perfect for readers of Gillian Flynn, Lucy Foley, and Riley Sager."