Politics, money, love . . . what could go wrong?
Susan Callisto is pushing thirty and taking stock. Before she traded financial security at a Boston law firm for sandals and jeans in Waltham, she specialized in real estate law. Now she has reinvented herself as a political consultant for ordinary people seeking low-level office. Her income may be dicey, but Susan loves her new life--until her sometime boyfriend, Detective Lieutenant Michael Benedict, dumps her for no reason, without a goodbye. Not one to mope, Susan uses humor and perpetual motion to keep away the pain.
So when biotech high roller Charles Renfrow offers her a huge retainer to advise his political campaign, Susan is wary. Why would a scientist stalking the human genome want to be mayor of a small Massachusetts town? Finding the answer takes Susan through a maze of toxic secrets, where politics turns deadly and even love may not survive.
Rumor has it that Renfrow's biotech company is dumping deadly waste and that a child has died. On her way to confront him, Susan instead finds the body of his gorgeous assistant. Assigned to the case, Michael reenters Susan's life. Another day . . . another murder, and mayhem rains down. Susan herself is attacked, an elderly client is beaten and left for dead, a child is abducted. Are these seemingly random crimes actually political events?
When Michael’s suspicions settle on Susan’s favorite candidate, she elbows her way into the investigation. She hopes to prove Michael wrong, and to her peril, she does. Her own life on the line, Susan uncovers the crack in everything.
