Salinas Police Detective Mike Garcia's life had become a tranquil pond of certainty. The murder rate in Salinas had dropped by more than half. He had a loving wife and beautiful twin daughters. But when he is called to the murder of a gang member, found with his throat cut in a field owned by a rich, powerful, estranged grandfather, he is sent on a path that plunges his perfect life into turmoil. The gang retaliations escalate immediately, and the city feels the pain of wounds that still hadn't healed. The darkness he tried desperately to hide from his family is brought right to their doorstep. And now, he must not only catch his prime suspect, but he must also survive him.