Past secrets and tragedy continue to haunt Irene. She escaped this tiny town, and her parents' murders, by making a life for herself in the bigger world. But when a friend calls her back, a friend who turns up dead, too, Irene knows she must solve this ugly mystery. Helping – and distracting – her is a secretive, handsome Marine who knows more than he's saying. "Deftly mixes chilling danger and simmering sexual tension."—Booklist