After several years, Charlotte Justice is still carrying around the emotional baggage of losing her husband and young daughter in a violent shooting several years ago. Recently, she's witnessed several traumatic incidents in her job at the LAPD. To top it all off, there's a new lead in a troubling cold case that she's itching to pursue. All of this lands her an appointment with an on-the-job shrink, charged with helping her explore her demons and get back to work.

Charlotte's personal life is just as troubled as her professional life. She has a new boyfriend and an overbearing family. Before long, Charlotte's life becomes even more tangled as her family, the cold case and the death of her husband and daughter become interwoven. Who can Charlotte trust? Who is lying? And what is the motive?

This book does a good job of weaving different ethnic cultures together. Interestingly enough, it touches on racism, prejudice and cultural differences from a black woman's perspective.

The storytelling in this novel simmered, but never really boiled. There are many, many characters involved, making the story a bit confusing at times and difficult to follow. The storyline was interesting enough, however I felt like I was reading a police report much of the time. The complexities of the LAPD and detailed investigative work might be exciting to readers with a deeper knowledge of those fields.