A desert lake. A severed arm. A thousand questions.

Las Vegas summer sun bakes Metro Detective Sofia Herrara as she carefully steps her way to solving this murder mystery, while protecting herself, her partner and the department.

From water wars to the mob, good guys to bad, she'll follow the clues to answer these pressing questions:

Whose arm? Who died? And?most importantly?why?

"Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."

?Mystery Scene Magazine