Judge and detective Deborah Knott, the hero of Margaret Marohn's best-selling novels, has become one of the most beloved characters in modern crime fiction. Lawyer Deborah Knott does the unthinkable when she enters the race for the seat of district judge in Colleton County, where vestiges of patriarchy reign. Unexpectedly, Jenny Whitehead's daughter asks Deborah to investigate her mother's murder, which was committed eighteen years ago and remains unsolved. Deborah gets down to business, unearths dangerous old secrets... and someone is trying to put an end to her future - political and not only. However, it is not so easy to scare and throw this stubborn woman off the scent...