Senator St. Clair and federal undercover agent Bobby Morrow have been best friends since they served together in Vietnam. When terrorists down an airplane and Bobby's daughter may be on board will their friendship survive? Does the government have final say on matters of life and death?

Richard St.Clair believes his small Pennsylvania borough is the perfect place to wade into political waters. Richard may be ill prepared to be mayor in the small borough with the big city problems. How far will Richard have to go to dig out the corruption in this place he calls home?

Chiropractor Fred Derf is found shot on the porch steps of his office. The Pleasant Valley Mayor wants the murderer caught so he contacts former chief of police Sis Steele to lure her back as chief and close this case. Sis's Navy Seal husband who was thought to be dead has returned from ten years imprisonment in Afghanistan with post traumatic stress disorder. Can Sis Steele cope with both the return of her long lost husband with PTSD and a case with no clues? And will she find out exactly who is Fred Derf?