One dead millionaire, one dead intruder, and a detective whose only path forward means exposing the secrets of Bar Harbor's wealthy elite.

Detective Brock Justice never imagined the glittering coastal town of Bar Harbor would be his next battleground. When multimillionaire Granville Warren and an unidentifiable burglar turn up dead in a mansion break-in gone awry, the evidence points straight to Granville's much younger wife, Lily. Her self-defense claim raises more suspicion than sympathy, and Brock must untangle a crime scene awash in contradictions.

Justice's instincts scream there's more beneath the polished surface of Bar Harbor's elite, but the last thing he needs is interference from inside his own ranks. Enter Samantha Osborn, a detective just back from a task force assignment—too polished, too eager, and watching his every move. Brock doesn't believe in coincidences, and Osborn smells like trouble from a mile away.

As Brock and his team push deeper into the Warren case, each uncovered clue pulls them further into Bar Harbor's deep-seated corruption. Haunted by past mistakes and facing powerful figures intent on keeping their secrets hidden, Justice must walk a razor's edge to solve this twisted case—or risk losing his career, his reputation, and possibly his life.

With intricate plotting reminiscent of Craig Johnson's Longmire and the relentless, atmospheric tension of C.J. Box's Joe Pickett, Bruce Robert Coffin delivers another gripping Detective Justice novel that cuts straight to the bone.