A scream pierces the darkness! Samantha Cain isn't the type of woman who gets unnerved easily...at least not anymore. She's the widow of a policeman and a single mom. She works the midnight shift all alone at a large trucking terminal near the Mississippi River. One night she hears a strange rustling outside and then a strangled cry. Racing out of her office she witnesses a terrifying scene at the top of the levee and interrupts a killer at work. Now the killer is after her. Who can she trust? Certainly not the police that didn't protect her before... Detective Matthew Jeffries has been on the trail of a twisted serial killer who preys on older women leaving no evidence behind. But this time he has a witness--the wife of his dead ex-partner from his early days on the force, Martin Cain--if he can keep her alive.

What more could possibly go wrong? Samantha Cain already has enough to deal with--including the death of her husband three years ago and raising her young son by herself. Six months ago Matthew, her fiance and a homicide detective, was killed in the line of duty. Now two plain-clothes detectives are standing on her doorstep. Her boss, Ken Richardson, was murdered and Sam was the only other person in the office last night. Evidence points to Sam, including the fact the two were known for not getting along. ​ Detective Mark Barnett feels it in his gut that the shock on Samantha Cain's face is genuine--that she didn't have any part in killing her boss. But convincing his lieutenant--and proving her innocence--is another matter entirely.

Will the new private investigators be able to find them...in time? Samantha, Greg, and Margaret start their own business: a private investigating service. A hot case lands in their lap. A member of their congregation--a little boy--has gone missing. Shortly after they start to investigate, a second child disappears. With unforeseen twists and turns a truth is revealed that leaves the new PIs tormented as to their next move. Have they taken on more than they can handle? With the clock ticking for the children, the stakes are high.

Samantha Cain is still moderately new in the world of private investigating. Is she out of her depth when she takes on a dark, hidden world that she knows nothing about? She couldn’t say no to Mark, the man who saved her life. Abby, Mark’s niece, has gone missing while on her senior trip to the Caribbean. The local officials believe she’s a runaway teenager, still partying and having fun, but Mark knows better. He doesn’t know what has happened to her, but Mark senses she’s in trouble and needs his help. He promises his sister Cathy, he will bring Abby home. To do this, he requests the assistance of S&S Investigators. Sam, Greg, and Margaret go willingly on this dangerous mission. Doing so means following Abby’s trail and surviving in a country so different from their own. Has she been taken for human trafficking, or has someone stolen her to satisfy his own twisted desires? Will they be able to find Abby in time…before her life is irrevocably changed…or ended?