Cradled by the Saint Clair River, Harsens Island, Michigan is considered by many to be Paradise. Samantha Moretti, the daughter of slain FBI assassins, is relocated to the island and issued a new identity as part of an agreement to conceal her parent's mercenary past. But when a drowned, disfigured woman surfaces in the river's cold, treacherous current, Sam is pulled into a lethal game of cat and mouse, matching wits with a silver-tongued Indian chief, a lawyer with global allegiances, and an enigmatic Vietnamese woman. The deceptions multiply, the intrigue deepens, and Sam is forced to utilize her parent's unique skills. Sam doesn't run. Sam doesn't hide. Sam fights.