The sins of the past have caught up to Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver. When medical examiner Linton and police chief Tolliver take a trip away from the small town of Heartsdale, it should be a straightforward weekend at the beach. But a last minute detour to Jeffrey's hometown goes violently wrong when Jeffrey's best friend kills an intruder who breaks into his house. When Jeffrey appears to change the crime scene, Sara no longer knows who to trust....

A victim was buried alive in the Georgia woods--then killed in a horrifying fashion. When medical examiner Sara Linton and her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver stumble upon the body, both become consumed with finding out who killed the pretty, impeccably dressed young woman. And for Sara and Jeffrey, a harrowing journey begins, one that will test their own turbulent relationship and draw dozens of lives into the case.