THE WOMEN OF ATHENA ACADEMY SHARED AN UNBREAKABLE BOND...UNTIL ONE OF THEIR OWN WAS MURDERED.

Top-notch forensic scientist Alexandra Forsythe returned to Athena to prove that the death of her dearest friend had been no accident. Armed with only her razor-sharp mind and coolness under fire -- and the memory of a desperate call for help -- Alex set out to uncover a truth that could shake the foundations of the academy that had trained her. Her digging provoked deadly retaliation and the attentions of a stranger who might lead her toward the truth -- or her death. Because in the race for final proof, only the most determined would survive....