After leaving the NYPD following her abduction by serial killer Blake Bram, Shana Merchant hoped for a fresh start in the Thousand Islands of Upstate New York. When the decades-old skeleton of Shana's estranged uncle is uncovered, Bram issues a challenge: Return home to Vermont and solve the cold case, or the blood he spills next will be on her hands. In this sequel to Death in the Family, Shana begins the investigation, but Bram kidnaps again, leaving a trail of clues Shana alone can understand. She knows his new victim will only survive if she wins the psychopath's twisted game, but in order to solve one mystery, Shana must wade into her murky past, into a childhood she cannot remember.