Someone?with a very personal motive?has it out for Lisa Wade, Ocracoke Island's sheriff's dispatcher. She was viciously attacked, her home was ransacked and one very precious possession was
stolen. Deputy Scott Michaels plans to stay close until the culprit is caught?but that means involving Lisa in the investigation. And her assistance may cause more trouble for Lisa when
she finds clues in a journal to a deadly mystery. As Lisa and Scott cross dangerous territory, they inch closer to the truth?and to each other. But lurking in the shadows is a killer determined
to keep some secrets buried forever.