A SWAMP HELD A SECRET
Nine years after her disappearance, a young woman’s remains surface in a remote Florida swamp. Time and the elements have covered the killer’s tracks, but Detective Blake Crosby can’t let this case go cold.

ARE ALL VICTIMS EQUAL?
The investigation is hindered when some local men of questionable character go missing. Crosby faces a dilemma: do these men deserve the same commitment he’s shown to the woman found in the swamp?

SOME THINGS GNAW AT THE SOUL
Crosby’s investigation leads him to Naomi Busch, an artist with a tragic past. She’s difficult to get close to, but when he does, he risks crossing a professional line—something that soon becomes the least of his concerns when he and Naomi find themselves pitted against a network of predators. And in the ensuing conflict, Crosby finds the struggle to retain his soul is as desperate as the battle to survive.