Publisher's Synopsis
When five college friends head to Daytona Beach for Spring Break, it's everything they think it will be. Sunshine, parties, and beaches. But when one of them doesn't make it back home, their lives are flipped upside down. The mother of the 20-year-old student who turns up dead isn't getting the answers she wants from the police after they deem the tragic incident a suicide. It is then that she decides to pay a visit to ACL Investigative Services. P.I. Allison Hart, along with her partners, Charlie Wells and Lucy Boyce, turn over every stone. Friends, lovers, college professors, all are in their crosshairs and all are questioned. Every one of them has a reason why the young woman would've taken her own life. Every one of them has a reason why she might have been killed. Someone is lying.They take a deep dive into the girl's life only to unearth more questions than answers. If it was suicide, who missed her cries for help? If it was murder, who had a motive? The Tampa detective isn't convinced it's anything other than what the evidence shows. It's now up to the private investigative team to wade through a sea of lies, half-truths, and betrayals until they reach the truth. But who will that truth hurt the most? Robin Mahle is pleased to present this fourth installment in the Allison Hart series. She's a sharp-witted private investigator who works alongside her partners, the feisty Charlie wells, and young Lucy Boyce to offer their unique style of investigating in the Sunshine State.
