When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of her publisher and friend, Lane Barfield, Jessica can't believe what she's reading. So when he turns up dead, Jessica takes on the task of proving his innocence. She knows something is being covered up, but what exactly? At the heart of her investigation is a manuscript Lane had intended to publish - the problem is the manuscript has disappeared, with all traces of its submission and very existence having been wiped off the books. Every step she takes brings her closer to the truth of what lies in the pages.