When a naked woman storms a governor's press conference, Detective Scott Aylward chalks it up to another bizarre day on the job-until the governor's private security takes her away and the police are shut out. That's when coincidence turns dangerous. Drawn into the woman's desperate crusade for justice-one born from her mother's death-Scott uncovers a conspiracy that reaches far beyond a publicity stunt. At its center is the governor's power broker, a man who controls elections, money, and lives, and who will kill to keep his secrets buried. As Scott follows the trail, he plunges into a hidden pipeline of corruption: dark money laundering, migrant exploitation, and a deadly drug operation protected at the highest levels of power. Now Scott holds the final piece of evidence-its location known only to him. And in a world where truth is a death sentence, knowing too much may cost him everything.
