Six years ago, Ann Severin was a carefree student in Italy. Blonde, beautiful, she was looking for love and adventure. But she found herself involved with the wrong kind of people, and disappeared without a trace.
Janey Hamilton is married to a wonderful man and is the mother to an adorable little girl. She keeps a lovely home in the college town where her husband is a respected professor. But when she is targeted by a stranger who threatens to expose her sordid connection to Ann Severin, Janey realizes that the life she has built—the one she cherishes—is not safe. And she is willing to do anything to protect her family from her dark secrets.
Hart, an accomplished master of mystery, is the author of twenty previous Death on Demand novels. Her books have won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. She is also the creator of the Henrie O series which features a retired reporter, and the Bailey Ruth series which stars an impetuous, redheaded ghost. One of the founders of Sisters in Crime, Hart lives in Oklahoma City.