Richard and Veronica Stevens take an early retirement so they can pursue other interests. Shortly after moving to Florida Veronica begins volunteering at a local domestic abuse shelter. One day a young Mexican woman shows up at the shelter severely beaten and fearing for her life. Despite knowing it's against shelter policy Veronica can't help but get personally involved. It is a decision that ultimately costs the volunteer advocate her life. When Veronica's bludgeoned body is found inside a sleazy beach side motel room her husband is accused of murdering her. Readers are taken on a whirlwind ride through the seedy barrios of Chihuahua, Mexico to the glitz and glamour of South Beach. They visit upstate New York in the dead of winter and the gang infested inner city neighborhoods of Kansas City. The ride culminates on a luxury cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way Richard Stevens is exonerated, the real killer is caught, and justice is served...
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