biNational bestselling author and urban lit superstar Kiki Swinson amps up the action and suspense with unpredictable characters, breakneck twists, and a gut-punch portrait of Southern surviving--and dying. Now the odds are straight-up killer when an ambitious private eye gets in way over her head . . .ib pbToo much to prove . . .bbrA former journalist with a knack for unraveling dirty secrets, Khlo Mercer figures if she's going to risk her life, she might as well make big money as a private investigator. But this reckless newbie needs a major case to make her name--and really show she can handle Norfolk, Virginia's, toughest streets . . . pbToo much to hide . . .bbrWhen a narcotics detective's widow needs someone to investigate her disgraced husband'sbrso-called suicide, Khlo jumps at the lucrative fee--and the clues that the Norfolk Police Department is rotten from top to bottom. And with formidable backup from her ex-felon uncle, she turns the city upside-down to uncover the truth .