Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth are bored - ever since they solved the Monkeewrench case the Twin Cities have been in a murder-free dry spell as people no longer seem interested in killing one another. But with two brutal homicides taking place in one awful night the crime drought ends - not with a trickle but with an eventual torrent. Who would kill Morey Gilbert a man without an enemy a man who might as well have been a saint? His tiny cranky little wife Lily is no help and may even be a suspect; his estranged son Jack an infamous ambulance-chasing lawyer has his own enemies; and his son-in-law former cop Marty Pullman is so depressed over his wife's death a year ago that he's ready to kill himself but not Morey. The number of victims - all elderly - grows and the city is fearful once again." The detectives' investigation threatens to uncover a series of horrendous secrets some buried within the heart of the police department itself blurring the lines between heroes and villains. Grace MacBride's cold-case-solving software may find the missing link - but at a terrible price.
