In a city consumed by crime, corruption, and fear, Detective Ruby Grace is known as the officer who never gives up. No matter how dangerous the case becomes, Ruby always finds the truth. Her determination and fearless reputation have made her one of the most respected detectives in the department. But when a horrifying series of murders begins repeating the exact signature of the infamous "Shadow Killer" - a criminal believed to be safely locked behind bars for life - Ruby is pulled into a mystery more dangerous than anything she has ever faced before. The first murder shocks the city. The second spreads fear. By the third body, panic begins taking over the streets. Each victim is found in a brutal and carefully staged crime scene, marked with chilling details connected to the Shadow Killer's past crimes. Beside every body lies a mysterious pendant with an unknown symbol engraved into the metal. No fingerprints. No witnesses. No explanation. The impossible quickly becomes terrifyingly real. How can someone locked inside a maximum-security prison continue committing murders outside its walls? As news spreads, the city begins falling apart. Citizens lock themselves inside their homes after dark. The media turns the murders into nonstop headlines. Rumors spread through the streets that the original killer was never truly caught - or worse, that someone inside the system is helping continue the nightmare.

When he left her on his first wedding night, and went on a mission not knowing that his brother lost a bet and gave his wife to his enemy........