From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes the riveting return of crime analyst Vera Boyett, fighting for justice-and her life-amid her Tennessee roots. Vera Boyett is a master at cracking a case. After tragedy destroyed her career as deputy police chief, she felt lost. Moving back home near her sisters, she put her skills back to use as a crime analyst, and now her star is finally back on the rise. Vera-s work really begins to heat up after the local sheriff, Gray -Bent- Benton, calls to ask her for assistance with a pressing case. Pushing aside their complicated past, Vera agrees to help Bent search for a missing reporter. But their investigation uncovers an improbable connection to the Messenger, a serial killer she put behind bars twelve years ago. The killer, who is dying of cancer, wants his final revenge. And the reporter is merely a distraction-Vera is his true target. When the Messenger pulls her sister Eve into his twisted game, Vera vows to stop him for good. But can
