They say you can’t go home again—and when it comes to
someone with an old score to settle, sometimes you’d better
not. That’s what Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree discovers when the
past she thought she’d laid to rest comes calling at her
lovingly restored 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport,
Maine. Unfortunately, her old life and her new one are about
to collide with deadly consequences. . . .
Jake is deep in her latest home improvement
project—repainting a porch—when she notices the man
repeatedly biking past her house. His face is unsettlingly
familiar, but his chilling message seems inexplicable: Blood
shows up again. Murder will out.
If it’s a prank, it’s an ugly one, and so is the anonymous
email warning her to beware the Fourth of July—just two days
away. Back in her days as a hotshot financial manager she
did business with plenty of shady characters, but she’s
still baffled as to the identity of her nemesis—until she
receives a photo of a murdered man.
Now Jake knows what—and whom—she’s up against. But knowing
her enemy is no guarantee that she can escape the grim
payoff he has in store for her. From home invasion to
kidnapping, this twisted killer is slowly but surely
plotting a knockdown with not just Jake but the entire town
of Eastport at its explosive center. And no one can predict
when or where the shockingly deadly finale will occur.