Washington, D.C. Police Chief Beth Perry gets her younger sister Mace out of prison two days early. Mace has served two years for a crime she didn't commit. A police officer, she had been seized by bandits, drugged and taken along on a series of armed robberies. She had been called "the Patty Hearst of the 21st century". Now she is determined to prove her innocence and become a "true blue" once again. She will try to do that by solving the high profile case of the rape-murder of Diana Tolliver, whose body was discovered in the office refrigerator by young lawyer Ray Kingman. Mace teams up with Kingman in the search of the murderer, even though this is a violation of her parole.

Mace must also must fight against Mona Danforth, now U.S. attorney in D.C., who hates her. Beth must solve the case of a prominent U.S. attorney killed by the F.B.I. She must battle against a stonewall set up by the federal government. Together they uncover secrets involving the national security.

David Balducci has once again written a compelling book. The plot is an intricate one with fast action. The characters are well presented, with human feelings and flaws. Balducci can always be depended upon to keep his readers in constant suspense.

This would seem to be the first in a series. We look forward to the next.