A transplant to the upstate New York hamlet of Sylvan, all Laney wants is a peaceful life for herself and her son. But things rarely remain calm in Laney's life - and when her neighbourhood summer block party explodes in violence and ends with the disappearance of her friend, she'll need all her skills as a PI to solve a mystery that reaches far beyond her small town. Laney's personal life unravels as she's drawn into her missing friend's dark secrets and she realises she and Alfie are in danger. With treachery blazing hot as the summer sun, Laney fights to save lives, her family's included.