Years after her son's overdose, grieving mother Rachel learns that he may have been sexually abused by the priest who coached the swim team at his Catholic high school. Rachel targets the local archbishop for revenge. The elderly archbishop turns to cyber-investigators Ali Reynolds and her husband, B. Simpson, for discreet assistance.

I always enjoy J.A. Jance's books, and this was no exception. Telling the story from multiple points of view gave insight into the characters' misperceptions and blind spots, which is an underlying theme throughout the book. Predators hide in plain sight; a police chief misjudges the seriousness of anonymous notes; Rachel’s attempts to conceal herself actually call attention. Adding an artificial intelligence “character,” Frigg, allows for exploration of the benefits and drawbacks of computer-aided detection to risk-rank masses of data in a world full of potential threats.

I had difficulties with Rachel’s consistency and decisions. It did not seem plausible that Rachel would not have suspected earlier that her son might have been abused by his swim coach. She knew the coach had been convicted of molestation. Her immediate condemnation of the archbishop seemed capricious, as did her shifts later in the book.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

J. Jance might well be the number one writer in America today. No explicit scenes...no language...just a good story...well researched...well written...characters come alive on the pages...The setting is known to the readers of this series...the story is relevant. I can pick up a Jance book knowing what to expect. I have no idea how this author knows as much as she does about so many subjects, but I do know that she puts that information on the written page...difficult to put this book down. Don't miss this one. The subject matter is touchy, but it is a subject that one must know exists. The way Jance handled it was well done. Just can't say enough good things about this author.