As a shroud of suspicion settles over Noble's Crossing, a sleepy Alabama town, nothing is as it seems -- and never will be again. Lane Noble Graham stands accused of murdering her ex-husband. And the one man who can help, Johnny Mack Cahill, vowed never to return to the town that scorned him -- or the woman whose love he knew he didn't deserve. From the rusted-out trailers on the wrong side of the river to the stately pillared mansions along Magnolia Avenue, everybody has something to hide -- but one secret could make Lane and Johnny Mack the next target of a twisted killer, who's struck once and is bent on striking again.