In this explosive thriller of bad choices and dark crimes, Detective Levine knew his transfer was a punishment&;but he had no idea just how bad it would get.Cooper, Nebraska, is forgettable and forgotten, a town you&;d only stumble into if you&;d taken a seriously wrong turn. Like Detective Thomas Levine&;s career has. But when a young woman is found lying in the snow, choked to death, her eyes gouged out, the disgraced detective is Cooper&;s only hope for restoring peace and justice.For Levine, still grieving and guilt-ridden over the death of his girlfriend, his so-called &;transfer&; from the big city to this grubby backwater has always felt like a punishment. And when his irascible new partner shoots their prime suspect using Levine&;s gun, all hope of redemption is shattered. With the case in chaos, and both blackmail and a violent drug cartel to contend with, he finds himself in a world of trouble.It gets worse. The real killer is still out there, and he&;s got plans for Detective Levine. And Cooper may just be the perfect place to get away with murder.