Sheriffs detective Jude Devine thought shed left her past in
Washington D.C., but when reclusive millionaire Fabian is found
murdered in Paradox Valley, and a photograph of Judes missing brother
Ben is among his possessions, Jude finally has a chance to solve the
mystery that has stalked her since childhood.

A place like the Four Corners is the perfect exile for people escaping
from something or someone. But when that someone is yourself, the
problem with running away is that you bring your worst enemy with you.
Sandy Lonewolf Lane, a former paratrooper Jude suspects of being a
domestic terrorist, has called the Four Corners home since the suicide
of her lover, whose son was killed in Iraq. Shes planning to kill the
Vice-President, and her determination to carry out her mission, and
Judes to stop her, draws the two women into a lethal game of cat and
mouse. All of this is quite a distraction from Judes love life, which
is probably just as well, since its not going the way she was hoping.
Jude is in a dilemma when Dr. Mercy Westmorelands wife, actress
Elspeth Harwood, is away shooting a movie and Mercy feels like company.