The murder of a popular teenager at a crowded house party sends Lt. Joe Kenda down a winding road paved with lies, misdirection and innuendo; detectives use blood evidence to solve the shooting death of a firearms enthusiast.

When affable ladies' man Michael Tittemore is gunned down in the dead of night, Kenda first sets his sights on the roommates who were present during the murder. But a shocking revelation will turn his attention to a far more nefarious band of suspects.