One shattered birthday party. Two teenage victims. A city drowning in fentanyl. Social worker Georgia Thayer (The Orchid Tattoo) has spent her career fighting for the vulnerable, but nothing could prepare her for being a foster mom to Tessa-a teenager haunted by her traumatic past. Determined to give her a normal life, Georgia's efforts crumble when a neighborhood party spirals into disaster, leaving one girl fighting for her life while another disappears from the front yard of her family's home.
As Georgia undertakes a frantic search for the missing girl, she uncovers a dangerous fentanyl trade that snakes from hospital emergency rooms to high school hallways to the darkest corners of her city. She is up against a charismatic candidate for attorney general and a ruthless drug kingpin, two powerful men willing to use lethal means to bury their secrets.
With her chosen family threatened, her faith in herself shaken, and an unexpected ally emerging from the shadows, Georgia's efforts to save one girl puts her own in danger.
The clock is ticking. The truth is deadly. And every second lost could mean another life destroyed.
