Ralph Arguello is a one-time criminal, now married to San Antonio policewoman Ana, and a friend of private investigator Tres Navarre. When DNA evidence emerges, tying Ralph to a long-unsolved underworld killing on Mission Road, and Ana turns up murdered, Ralph runs to the only person he knows can help him.
On the run from a city-wide manhunt, Tres arms himself and heads back to seedy Mission Road in a bid to discover what really happened eighteen years earlier and clear Ralph's name... but some secrets are better left buried.
Read MoreThere's a reason why this guy keeps winning awards... Rick Riordan is a master stylist - Harlan CobenIn Rick Riordan's case, believe the hype. He really is that good - Dennis LehaneMy favourite of all the new investigators running around out there - Robert Crais