A lethal new drug.

A dead body and a missing woman.

Two investigations separated by hundreds of miles are about to collide.

Houston private investigator Malcolm Ly is already hunting the source of a lethal new drug flooding the city when the disappearance of an old friend's mother draws him to the small Texas town of Dumas. She’s vanished from her animal sanctuary, leaving behind a dead body and a whole lot of questions.

Forensic scientist Christie Huynh has spent years keeping her estranged mother at a distance, but now she may be the only one who can find her. When Malcolm arrives to help with the search, they begin following the clues to piece together the strange circumstances surrounding the related murder.

But when their trail intersects with Malcolm's Houston investigation, two seemingly unrelated cases begin to converge. With only the help of her mother’s ledger, Christie and Malcolm find themselves drawn into something far more sinister than either expected.

And whoever is behind it has already proven how far they'll go to keep the truth buried.