A twenty year dose of venomous hostility has built up in Governor Trey Webbingham since the brutal rape and murder of his mother, Jacqueline. Will last nights arrest of a suspect end his anguish. With the power of life or death in his hands, can he authorize a lethal injection and kill his own father? Will the relationship with his lover, Sara Cummings, the assistant prosecutor who presents to the people a sure case for capital punishment survive corkscrewing twists and turns? Will solving the mystery bring closure ... Or more death?
