A spellbinding novel of suspense from New York Times
bestselling author James Grippando, in which Miami’s top
prosecutor becomes a prime suspect in his wife’s
disappearance, which may have a chilling connection to the
woman he can’t forget.
Unbelievable was the word for her. Samantha Vine was
unbelievably beautiful. It was unbelievable that she’d
married me. Even more unbelievable that she was gone . . .
Samantha died too soon. Abe Beckham’s new wife has helped
him through the loss, but some say it was a step back to
marry Angelina, a love from Abe’s past. Abe doesn’t want
to hear it, and through the ups and downs, he’s even
managed to remain a star prosecutor at the Miami State
Attorney’s Office.
Then everything goes wrong. A woman’s body is discovered
dumped in the Everglades, and Abe is called upon to
monitor the investigation. The FBI is tracking a killer in
South Florida they call “Cutter” because his brutal
methods harken back to Florida’s dark past, when machete-
wielding men cut sugarcane by hand in the blazing sun.
But when the feds discover that Abe had a brief encounter
with the victim after Samantha’s death, and when Angelina
goes missing, the respected attorney finds himself under
fire. Suspicion surrounds him. His closest friends,
family, professional colleagues, and the media no longer
trust his motives. Was Angelina right? Was their marriage
not what they’d hoped for because he loved Samantha too
much? Or was there another woman . . . and a husband with
a dark side who simply wanted his new wife gone?