A young girl is killed in the crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality. In a landmark trial that transfixes the nation, Lindsay fights to save her career and her sanity. <BR> While awaiting trial, Lindsay escapes to the tranquility of the beautiful town of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Half Moon Bay</st1:place></st1:City>. But the peaceful community there is reeling from a string of unspeakable murders. Working with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay finds a link between these killings and a case she worked on years before - an unsolved murder that has haunted her ever since. As summer comes into full swing, Lindsay battles for her life on two fronts: before a judge and jury as her trial comes to a climax and facing unknown adversaries who will do anything to keep her from the truth about the killings. It all comes to a head before the big annual 4th of July celebration on the waterfront at Half Moon Bay. <BR><BR>"Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried. There's no stopping his imagination."<BR> -New York Times Book Review <BR><BR>"Patterson's skill at building suspense is enviable." -Kansas City Star<BR><BR> "When it comes to constructing a harrowing plot, author James Patterson can turn a screw all right."<BR>-New York Daily News