Crime reporter Molly Cates has just published her first book on the exploits of serial killer Louie Bronk. When Louie's sentence is about to be carried out, Molly receives a message that Louie may not have committed one of the murders he confessed to. The veracity of Molly's book is threatened--and then her very life. Molly realizes that by attempting to save Louis she is risking her own life, and discrediting her own work. Mary Willis Walker brings a lusty new voice to the mystery scene.