First published 1996
Investigator Jake Cardigan faces his worst nightmare when police arrest his son for murder. The evidence looks damning, but Cardigan refuses to believe his boy could kill. He launches his own investigation, determined to uncover what really happened. Each clue he follows leads deeper into a web of deception that challenges everything he thought he knew. The case pushes Cardigan past his limits as both a detective and a father. He must race against time to find the real killer before his son pays the price for someone else's crime. The search for truth becomes a battle for family that will test Cardigan beyond his breaking point.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, race-against-time
307 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Ace
Content warnings: murder