For a disgraced reporter, unraveling a conspiracy of murder could mean redemption in a powerful novel of suspense by the bestselling author of Out of the Ashes.

Reporter Lee Ellerin?s investigation into a young woman?s unsolved murder gained national attention?only for her to lose everything due to a tragic mistake. After being publicly ridiculed for causing a suspect?s death, Lee is forced to leave her career behind.

Five years later, pregnant college student Amanda Hartley lies in a coma. The police say she attempted suicide, but the details don?t add up. Where is the father? Who was paying for Amanda?s Manhattan penthouse? Why did Amanda have a note with Lee?s name in her backpack? There?s also one alarming coincidence: Amanda was last seen on Dune Road in the Hamptons?where the murder victim in Lee?s previous investigation disappeared.

As she?s pulled back into the still-unsolved case that destroyed her career, Lee sees the chance to amend the mistakes of her past. But finding a killer and unearthing Amanda?s secrets sends her down a darker path than she has ever walked before.