Detective Meg Thorne, haunted by the years of cold cases she could not solve, retires early, in her 50s, feeling stifled by the limits of the law and determined to do whatever she has to to solve them on her own, stop these killers, and rescue any victims. Outside of the red tape, she will be free to cross all lines, and do whatever must be done—as long as she doesn’t find herself, alone, in a killer's sights…
When a death row inmate's confession throws the spotlight onto a high-ranking police commissioner, Meg Thorne is thrust into a perilous race against the clock to unravel a decades-old mystery. With execution day looming and corruption clouding her path, Meg must unearth the truth behind a string of murders before an irreversible verdict seals more than one fate.