Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her dream job working as a prosecutor under the Hennepin County Attorney. When a woman is pulled from the Mississippi River, things in the office take a personal turn. The police believe that photographer Gavin Spenser is responsible, but he saw this investigation coming, and no one can imagine how carefully he has prepared. Battling a vindictive new boss and haunted by memories of an attack that she experienced years ago, Lila will need everything she has to outsmart a killer and to escape the dark hold of her own past.