Disillusioned, divorced and definitely burned out, Detective Sergeant Joe Rummel is less than a year away from retirement and counting down every minute. If only he could coast through his remaining days, but that fantasy comes to an abrupt end when a string of brutal, sexually motivated murders hit early 1990s Spokane, Washington. This one last challenge to his career takes Detective Rummel on a roller coaster ride of conflict and torn emotions when the case begins to involve all those close to him as he follows a trail of doubt. Assisted by his best friend, writer Jack VanTighem, Rummel becomes tangled in a web of intrigue that spins around his adult daughter Kim, his police partner Dective Brad Curtis and Curtis's mysterious and beautiful girlfriend Kim Wintrode. At stake are his career - and the lives of those he loves most. Ultimately, when it all caves in around him, only one question remains: does Joe Rummel have anything left to lose?