It's been three years since Sherilee Malcolm was acquitted of the murder of her former mentor and lover, Otto Workman. A popular writer, Sherilee goes underground and creates a fictional character for herself, living a life of illusion. And then, one day, it cracks. Washington "Wash" Shank, a detective hired by Sherilee's lawyers to prove her innocent, is under siege from the firm where he works. His job was to ruin the confidence of the...