When sheriff’s deputy Randall Steadman hustles to protect a witness from assassination, he finds motives running deeper and darker than anyone suspected.

With the witness refusing to duck out and the clock running down, can Steadman untangle the cast of suspects and close the case before it goes to trial?

Or will an innocent woman die first?

For fans of Jeffery Deaver, Robert Dugoni, and Thomas Perry, a mystery with heart and intrigue.