A U.S. Congressman's daughter is murdered in small town Frederick, MD. Jake Addison, an ambitious young Assistant District Attorney desperately wants the case assignment as it will launch his fledgling career into overdrive.His boss, District Attorney Nick Redding, has other ideas. With high ambitions of his own, he assigns the case to a less experienced prosecutor in order to keep his young protégé in check. . Seasoned homicide detective CJ Drennen leads the investigation, and quickly develops several potential suspects. The case takes a dramatic turn when a well-liked police sergeant emerges as the prime suspect after his DNA is found at the crime scene. Seems like an open and shut development for the prosecution... but is it? A tale of power, blind ambition, and intrigue that will keep the reader guessing right up to an ending that no one will see coming.