Nearly a year ago, Detective Mary Joe Court left St. Augustine County to find herself. Now she's back home and back on the job to fight for the things she believes in. Unfortunately, there's no rest for the weary. There are bodies on the ground at a local farm. It looks like a family fight that got out of hand. But it's not. The family's teenage babysitter is gone. So is their youngest daughter. The girls were taken. But why would anyone abduct a little girl and her babysitter? Joe knows there's more to this case than she realizes, and to get the girls back alive, she'll have to utilize every ounce of ability she has. Even then, that might not be enough. Because the people she's hunting are dangerous ... and closer than she could ever realize.