This is the story of how one detective's relentless pursuit of truth would lead her across continents, through layers of deception, and into a confrontation with a criminal mastermind whose sophistication matched her own brilliance. It is a tale of near-misses and breakthroughs, of danger and determination, of a mind that refused to accept defeat even when the odds seemed insurmountable.

Zeba Heather escapes the harsh foster system and finds herself in the city's perilous underground. Exploited but unbroken, she discovers hidden truths about her family, outwits those who want to control her, and forges a road to liberation.