Tell me. Lisa Jackson. 2013.

The most hated woman in Savannah, Georgia is about to be set free. Twenty years ago, Blundell O’Henry was convicted of murdering her eldest daughter and wounding her two other children. The prosecution said that beautiful, selfish Blundell wanted to be rid of them to be with her lover.

Now Blonell’s son, Niall, has recanted his testimony and demolished the case. Reporter Nikki Gillette is determined to get the true story, and not just for professional reasons. Blondell’s murdered daughter, Amity was Nikki’s childhood friend. The night she died, Amity begged a Nikki to meet with her, insisting she had a secret to tell, but Nikki didn’t go. Her guilt is compounded by other complications - Nikki’s favourite uncle, Alexander was the attorney who helped save Blondell from execution. And rumours swirl that he was one of her many lovers.

Nikki’s fiancée, Detective Pierce Reed is concerned she may be compromising the case. As she digs for answers during one of the most sweltering summers in Savannah’s history, he also worries for her safety. Everyone involved seems to have secrets, from Blondell’s old boyfriend and his fundamentalist, snake-handling in-laws to the cop who led the original investigation.

Bit now the killing has begun again. Is Amity’s murderer still at large, or is this a new, darker danger? Soon Nikki will discover what really happened twenty years ago, but the answers may come too late to save her life.