Private investigator Dylan Fisher is approached by his ex-wife Rose Doucette, a star homicide detective, with a request: Investigate a case off the books, one the police brass want classified as a suicide, but Rose believes to be a murder. Still hurt over Rose’s abrupt departure from their marriage, Dylan refuses but finds himself part of the case when Rose is murdered, and Dylan framed as the suspect. When Rose’s current husband — Tito, the defense attorney who broke up their marriage — is threatened as well, Dylan and Tito form an alliance, pooling their knowledge about the woman they both loved in order to discover who is responsible for her murder.

About Harry Hunsicker
Harry Hunsicker, former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America, is the best-selling author of nine crime thrillers and numerous short stories. His latest book, ​“The Life and Death of Rose Doucette,” was recently shortlisted for a 2025 Thriller Award — -his second nomination for the honor. Hunsicker’s debut novel was a finalist for a Shamus Award, and his short story ​“West of Nowhere,” originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, was selected for The Best American Mystery Stories 2011. A fourth-generation Dallas native, he lives there with his wife, Alison.