Perfect for hard-boiled PI fans who like a tainted hero living by his own code. A phone call thrusts Rick Cahills past and all its tragic consequences into his present. Krista Landingham, his former partner on the Santa Barbara Police Department, is dead. When Rick goes to the funeral in the city where his wife was murdered and where he is seen as guilty for her death in the eyes of the police, he discovers that Kristas death may not have been a tragic accident, but murder. Hired by Kristas sister, Leah, to investigate, Rick follows clues that lead him to the truth, not only about Kristas death, but about the tragedy that ruined his life. Along the way, Leah shows him that his life can be salvaged and he can feel love again if he can just move beyond his past. But the past is Ricks present and will always be until he rights his one great wrong. In the end, Rick is left with a decision that forces him to confront the horrific actions hell need to take to exact revenge and achieve redemption.