Edgar Roy-an alleged serial killer held in a secure,
fortress-like Federal Supermax facility-is awaiting trial. He faces
almost certain conviction. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are
called in by Roy's attorney, Sean's old friend and mentor Ted
Bergin, to help work the case. But their investigation is derailed
before it begins-en route to their first meeting with Bergin, Sean
and Michelle find him murdered.
It is now up to them to ask the questions no one seems to want
answered: Is Roy a killer? Who murdered Bergin? With help from some
surprising allies, they continue to pursue the case. But the more
they dig into Roy's past, the more they encounter obstacles,
half-truths, dead-ends, false friends, and escalating threats from
every direction. Their persistence puts them on a collision course
with the highest levels of the government and the darkest corners
of power. In a terrifying confrontation that will push Sean and
Michelle to their limits, the duo may be permanently parted.