Eddie Kovacs is haunted by the unsolved murder of his investigative partner in Vietnam and tormented by his unceremonious dismissal from his position as a DA's investigator. The sheriff of Chatham County, Georgia (Savannah and Tybee Island) offers him one last shot at redemption: Find a drug dealer before the DEA exposes the scandal that would dash the sheriff's political ambitions.
In a race with the DEA and hunted by rogue CIA contractors, Eddie lays a trap for his suspect and discovers that a doctor is assisting the suicides of terminally ill residents with the aid and encouragement of a woman named Madeleine. Irresistibly drawn to Madeleine, Eddie's infatuation feels like infidelity, not to mention a betrayal of his badge.
The DEA has mistaken the suspicious deaths for opioid overdoses, but their investigation threatens to expose the doctor's enterprise. Propelled by two related murder cases, separated by decades, the novel is, at its heart, a provocative and suspenseful love story.
Fans of Paula Hawkins and Jodi Picoult will enjoy Nemeth's exploration of unexpiated guilt, the definition of personal freedom, and the unbreakable connection between the past and the present.
