"Homicide cop Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, are putting a portion of their billions toward building a brand-new school and youth shelter. Both Eve and Roarke know all too well how the hard life can lead kids toward dangerous crossroads -- and with this new project, they hope to nudge a few more of them onto the right path. For expert help, they've hired the talented and passionate child psychologist Dr. Rochelle Pickering, whose own brother pulled himself out of a spiral of addiction and crime with Rochelle's support. Lyle is living with Rochelle temporarily while he gets his life together, and he's thrilled for his sister when she tells him about Roarke's job offer. But within hours, triumph is followed by tragedy. Returning from a celebratory dinner with her boyfriend, Rochelle finds Lyle dead with a syringe in his lap. Eve's investigation quickly confirms that this wasn't just another OD. After all his work to get clean, Lyle's been pumped full of poison -- and a neighbor with a peephole reports seeing a scruffy, pink-haired girl fleeing the scene. Now Eve and Roarke will have to venture into the gang territory where Lyle used to run, and into the ugly underground world of tattoo parlors and strip joints where everyone has taken a wrong turn somewhere. They both believe in giving people a second chance. Maybe even a third or fourth. But as far as they're concerned, whoever gave the order for Lyle Pickering's murder has run out of chances. . . ."-- Provided by publisher.