One of the main staples of this series has been the mystery as to what happened to Lance Kruger's father 23 years ago. His disappearance forever altered Lance life, as it was the catalyst that broke his already unstable mother. He has since spent those 23 years caring for her and only recently has seen her improve.

Lincoln Sharp who was in law enforcement back then, took Lance under his wing and helped mold him into the man he is today (in this readers opinion). When Lance left the police force he joined Lincoln in his PI business. The two are as close as father and son. Its Lincoln that finds out about a car that Victor Kruger was driving 23 years ago was just found at the bottom of the lake with remains in the trunk and breaks the news to Lance. Lance – who has always wanted to know what happened to his father – is afraid this will set his mother's mental stability back.

Morgan Dane, who is dating Lance and is a private attorney, Lincoln and Lance together decide reopen the cold case and start from the beginning to try and find out what really happened 23 years ago. The old idiom of let sleeping dog lie comes into play here. Once Morgan and Lance start digging into the past bad things start to happen – proving that the killer has been close all these years and they just woke him up and he is covering his tracks so no clues lead back to him.

Along with some major surprises throughout the book, the relationship between Lance and Morgan is put to the test with Lance's insecurities over being a good enough man for Morgan and her three daughters but Morgan's tenacity wont let him push her away as she chooses to stand and fight just as hard for them and to find justice for his father.

I am curious as to where the series will go now since what has been a huge important element has now been resolved.

I am loving this series by Melinda Leigh. I love how she follows family members and how she connects the story line. Great mystery