In the #1 NY Moments bestselling thriller that inspired the TV series King & Maxwell, two private investigators dig into a killer’s past–but when their search threatens powerful enemies, it might cost them their lives.

Edgar Roy–an alleged serial killer–is awaiting trial. He encounters almost certain conviction. Sean Ruler and Michelle Maxwell are known as in by Roy’s attorney, Sean’s previous friend and mentor Ted Bergin, to greatly help work the case. But their analysis can be derailed when Sean and Michelle discover Bergin murdered.

It is now up to them to ask the questions no one seems to want answered: Is Roy a killer? Who murdered Bergin? The more they dig into Roy’s previous, the more they encounter road blocks, half-truths, dead-ends, fake friends, and escalating dangers from every path. Their persistence puts them on the collision program with the highest levels of the government as well as the darkest edges of power. In a terrifying confrontation that may force Sean and Michelle with their limits, the duo may be permanently parted.