by Scott Turow
First published 2022
Police Chief Lucia Gomez has spent years proving herself in Highland Isle, walking the delicate balance between commanding respect and maintaining relationships with her officers. Now three male cops have accused her of trading promotions for sex. The federal investigation threatens to destroy everything she has built. Gomez turns to attorney Rik Dudek, convinced the charges are a coordinated attack from enemies inside and outside her department. Rik assigns the case to Pinky Granum, a former addict and police academy dropout turned private investigator. Pinky sees this high profile scandal as her ticket out of Rik's small time practice handling bar fights and insurance fraud. She digs into Highland Isle's police corruption, following leads that pull her deeper into the city's criminal underworld. The investigation forces Pinky to confront dark secrets that people close to her will do anything to protect.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation, redemption
Setting: Highland Isle
Period: contemporary
439 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: abuse