A prominent South Florida rancher is murdered in cold blood in his wife's arms. The DEA raids her beloved Serenoa Ranch and seizes her property. The harassing phone calls start-again. For Maya Menecal, her idyllic life is thrust into a horrifying nightmare. Puttnam Jorgenson, the editor of the local newspaper in the small town of Sabal Springs, Florida comes to the rescue, inviting his close friend and for-mer DEA agent, John Spyers, from Maui, Hawaii to join him on a twisting and turning investigation into conspiracy, political corruption, and murder-all de-signed to conceal a deadly secret that could tear a community and an entire state apart. This strongly character-driven page-turner is sure to delight all true Mystery-Suspense aficionados. Sara Williams' characters leap off the page and into your hearts. Her intricate story is woven from the threads of the true-crimes and scandals she investigated and reported as a journalist.