SECRETS. CORRUPTION. VENGEANCE
Detective Jake Houser uncovers a shocking link to politically connected members of his own family when he investigates the murder of a man found on the bottom of the river five years after he disappeared.
As soon as Jake identifies the man, powerful forces begin destroying evidence and leveraging his department against him.
At least one of these forces is playing outside the system—and playing for keeps.
Are Jake’s own relatives coming after him?
As Jake closes in on the truth, he learns just how far outside the system he's willing to go to get true justice.
And what it will cost him.
Detective Jake Houser investigates the murder of his lifelong friend Henry Fox and discovers that Henry had many secrets, including the mysterious origin of a silver bar he recently sold. As Jake closes in on the truth about the silver bar, the desperate greed of others turns violent, leading to a showdown that reveals the hidden truths of Henry's life and forces Jake to operate outside the justice system.
Seven years after young Mark Siebert disappeared during his paper route, a man claims that Mark is alive and wants to return home. The Sieberts, distrustful of the police, ask Detective Jake Houser to investigate privately. As Jake delves into the case, he uncovers dark secrets involving powerful men who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Detective Jake Houser’s cold case of a missing teenage girl heats up with a letter linking her abduction to unsolved 1982 murders and a possible frame-up. True crime writer Eddie Shaw sees it as a chance for a big story. As their investigations overlap, they must uncover the truth and find the girl before dark forces intervene.
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