A young woman is found naked and strangled in a park not 200 yards from her home. Friends and neighbors give police a field of suspects, but none pan out. It isn't until Lt. Joe Kenda rethinks the entire case that he realizes someone has been lying.

When mother of two Shaundra Murr is run over in front of her house, officers initially suspect a hit and run. Until Lt. Joe Kenda uncovers evidence proving Shaundra's murder was a crime of passion, and the killer was driven by jealousy and rage.