A gripping thriller of betrayal, vengeance, and the fight for redemption.

After a disastrous fourth tour in Afghanistan, Army Colonel Vernon Matheson is forced into civilian life with a barely honorable discharge and a shattered sense of purpose. Returning to Charleston, he walks into a nightmare—a dead woman on his bedroom floor, his wife and daughter missing, and no one willing to help.

With local police reluctant to investigate and his aging grandparents unable to assist, Matheson turns to Lee Danforth, a tenacious attorney with her own history of bending the rules for justice. Plagued by PTSD, flashbacks, and blackouts, Matheson follows his wife’s trail of drugs and destruction, fearing the worst for his five-year-old daughter.

But the deeper he and Lee dig, the more dangerous the truth becomes—dying witnesses, arson, and a corrupt detective stand in their way. As Hurricane Emelda barrels toward the coast, the storm isn’t the only force threatening to destroy everything in its path. With time running out, Matheson must face the ultimate test—what it truly means to protect the ones he loves.

The deeper he digs, the deadlier the truth becomes.