The electrifying first novel in a new crime series from a veteran Washington, D.C., reporter When the teenage daughter of a powerful Washington, D.C., judge is found dead, three local black kids are arrested for her murder-- but reporter Sully Carter suspects there' s more to the case. From the city' s grittiest backstreets to the elegant halls of power, wry yet wounded Sully pursues a string of cold cases, all the while fighting against pressure...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Thriller of 2016
“The test of a crime series is its main character, and Sully is someone we'll want to read about again and again.” —Lisa Scottoline, The Washington Post
“Fast-moving and suspenseful with an explosively violent conclusion.” —Bruce DeSilva, Associated Press
“Tucker’s Sully Carter novels have quickly sneaked up on me as one of...