KayAdlerisahardworkingChicagodetectivewhoseeksjusticeforthevictimsofmurder.Shehasoneclosefriend,nolovers,andadifficultfamily.Herlifeisherwork.Ifshedrinksenoughonheroffhours,itsuitsherjustfine.Whenpeoplesheknowsstartdying,herteamworkstotrackdownthekiller.He’samasterofdisguiseandimpossibletofind,andshemustlookatuncomfortablepartsofherpasttofindasuspect.Shefindstwo.She’sremovedfromthecasebecauseofherpersonalinvolvementandisreplacedbyDetectiveJamieSidwell,awomanwithwhomshehasatroubledrelationship.Theiruneasyalliancetakesthemplacestheyneverwouldhaveguessed,buttheirbondistestedwhenthekillerturnshissightsonKay.
