Death has come to a struggling Midwestern city on the brink of an economic recovery. Two dead men are found within days of each other; one heads the company building - the city's hope for the future - a new baseball stadium - and the other is an attorney with criminal connections. Both deaths are horrific - but are they both homicide? Stella Marz, Assistant County Prosecutor, soon discovers that the deaths are connected in labyrinthine ways. As Stella descends deeper into a maze of corruption and murder, she finds herself investigating both the town's dark past along with disturbing issues in her own life. Patterson builds an intriguing, well-structured plot with a heroine of powerful appeal in Stella. (Kirkus UK)