Publisher's Synopsis
In New York, the body of a congressman's mistress is found dumped in the mayor's well. Assistant DA Alex Cooper is distraught that she wasn't able to prevent the death in time. Investigating the circumstances she uncovers a secret affair and an illegitimate child, supposedly fathered by the politician. Then after news of a tragic shipwreck off the coast claiming the lives of the human cargo on board, Alex is called to the gruesome scene. She discovers a strange connection between the seemingly unrelated cases: a young woman drowned in the wreck and the congressman's murdered lover share the same tattoo... Alex finds more than she bargained for: dark links to New York's powerful elite that will call into question all she ever believed in...
