A police shooting puts the city on edge, and a detective faces the biggest challenge of his career in this thrilling entry in a bestselling mystery series.

Maine Sunday Telegram #1 Bestseller

Winner of the Silver Falchion Award for Best Procedural

Agatha Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Novel

Maine Literary Award Nominee for Best Crime Fiction

"A gripping atmospheric thriller that finds the dark side of Portland, Maine. The Detective Byron mystery series is one of the finest to arrive in a long time." -#1 New York Times-bestselling author Douglas Preston

When a popular high school senior is shot by police following a late-night robbery, chaos ensues. The actions of the officer are immediately called into question. Amid community protests, political grandstanding, department leaks, and reluctant witnesses, Byron and his team must work quickly to find the missing pieces.

And when an attempt is made on the officer's life, Byron shifts into overdrive, putting everything on the line. Was the attack merely retribution or something more sinister? The search for the truth may come at a price not even Byron can afford.

"A superbly realistic, tense, and exciting novel." -Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times-bestselling author