The retired New York Police detective Dave Garney is at the most critical point of his career, accused of murder, and is called to face his greatest adversary to solve a mystery that is unraveling his world.

The bad boy of tennis, Ziko Slade, is serving a twenty-year sentence for the horrific murder of petty criminal Lenny Lerman. The evidence, as well as Slade's dark past, seems indisputable. Dave Garney takes on a hasty review of the case as a favor to a friend of his wife, but soon the situation evolves into something much more complex.

When his involvement threatens to expose a "nests" of corruption, he finds himself a murder suspect and is pursued by an impressive media, a ruthless prosecutor, and a cold-blooded killer.

As he evades the law and tries to solve the case to restore his reputation, Garney realizes that his need for action is costing him more than he ever suspected.

The most gripping chapter of the bestselling series.