How do you find justice in a city that doesn’t believe in it? This is a story about two detectives with different goals—one simply trying to make a living, the other pursuing a more sophisticated purpose.Set in Eaverstead, the most populous city in the country, a place riddled with crime, corruption, and the desperate acts of those struggling to survive. Johan Reed, a private investigator barely scraping by, takes any job that pays, ranging from finding lost pets to babysitting. He never asks too many questions—until one case goes horribly wrong, trapping him in the consequences of a truth he never should have uncovered.Evelyn Carter, a young detective who, as a child, dreamed of becoming a doctor. But her sense of justice and obligation to honor her late father overshadowed that dream. Despite her sharp mind and the few friends she keeps, she struggles with romance, detests flattery, and often finds herself isolated. Their paths should never have crossed. But a series of brutal murders, a growing conspiracy, dark organizations, and ghosts of the past will force them together—questioning their morals and redefining their sense of justice.