Three days before a key election, U.S. Senator Diane Cragin is electrocuted on her own doorstepa shocking twist in an already brutal political race. Cragins chief of staff is quick to blame rival Joey Green, a city development director whos had his hand in every till in town for over twenty years. Maggie and Jack have their own theories, especially after discovering a fortune in cash in the senators safe. But as they follow the money through the treacherous landscape of Cleveland politics, they find many more millions in playand more suspects. As Jack says, Anyone can be dangerous, when they have what they think is a good reason. He should know. Now a Herald reporter is perilously close to discovering the truth about Jacks penchant for acting as both detective and executioner. With each passing hour, the stresses of the impending election expose new fractures and corruption at the citys highest levels. And as one murder leads to another, and another, Maggie and Jacks only hope of stopping a killer is an alliance thats growing ever more fragile.
Maggie Gardiner and Jack Renner investigate the bizarre murder of a senator with secrets to hide.
