First published 2012
Zella Grisham admits she shot her boyfriend. She never denied it. But that bullet somehow landed her with grand theft charges and sixteen years behind bars. After serving eight years of hard time, she walks free with her case still stinking of setup. Private investigator Leonid McGill thinks Zella got railroaded. The shooting happened, but the theft charges smell wrong. McGill starts digging into what really went down eight years ago. The deeper he digs, the more his own family life starts cracking apart. A secret surfaces that hits him like a physical blow. The case pulls McGill and Zella into a web where everyone carries guilt. The truth about that night eight years ago grows more twisted and damaging than either of them imagined. Some sins from the past cut too deep. Some wrongs cannot be undone or pardoned.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective, mystery-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, redemption, secrets
326 pages · Hardcover · Riverhead Hardcover
Content warnings: racism, violence