Mason "Mace" Perry wants nothing but to be a cop. But that's not so easy for someone who has already lost her badge and spent time in jail for a crime she didn't commit. But when a young idealistic lawyer who works at a major D.C. firm comes to her after finding the dead body of a woman he works with, Mace thinks this might be her break. If she can get to the bottom of this odious crime, she might be able convince the powers that be to let her back on the force. Unfortunately the crime is more diabolical than it first appears, as are the consequences for those who try to interfere.

Fresh out of prison, disgraced ex-cop Mason "Mace" Perry," along with the help of her police chief sister, aids Roy Kingman, a lawyer trying to track down the killer of one of his law partners, all while a U.S. attorney looks for any reason to put Mace back behind bars, in a thriller by the best-selling author of First Family.

Fresh out of prison, disgraced ex-cop Mason "Mace" Perry," along with the help of her police chief sister, aids Roy Kingman, a lawyer trying to track down the killer of one of his law partners, all while a U.S. attorney looks for any reason to put Mace back behind bars, in a thriller by the best-selling author of First Family.