A Black cop turned PI. An unspeakable crime. A Californian beach town ready to combust.

"Aaron Philip Clark is a storyteller of immense talent" —Stephen Mack Jones

"In a time of growing distrust for all levels of law enforcement, Trevor Finnegan is the hero our country so desperately needs" —Eli Cranor

"S. A. Cosby fans will hope for a long series run" —Publishers Weekly

Families are complicated. Former LAPD detective turned private investigator Trevor Finnegan might have only just learned he has an adult half-brother, but when Avery Dixion goes missing along with his girlfriend Keisha, he springs into action to track his sibling down. Trevor knows from his time in law enforcement that missing Black folk are often at the bottom of the cops' priority list, and soon his worst fears are realized when Keisha is found dead in Malibu—and Avery is suspected of the crime.

What were Avery and Keisha doing in Malibu when they had arranged to meet Trevor's father in Palm Springs? And if Avery killed his girlfriend, why is he so badly beaten?

Convinced his brother's no killer, Trevor turns to a dangerous former client, wealthy Malibu resident Cassandra Boyle, for help navigating the inner workings of the conservative beach town. But the deeper Trevor digs into what really happened to Keisha, the closer he gets to a deadly conspiracy.