Peter Ash's life goes off the rails after he is seduced by a beautiful, and married, acquaintance. Narrowly avoiding being caught up in a domestic terrorist attack further changes Peter's mindset and pushes him to leave his family to pursue a life of debauchery. Six months later, Peter's body is pulled out of the San Francisco Bay with a bullet hole in his chest. Homocide detective, Beth Tully and her partner, Ike, start following up leads and looking for suspects. Progress is slow until a couple more bodies turn up that are related to the case. When all the pieces start to come together, Beth is shocked to learn that everything points to her oldest friend. If you have never read John Lescroart, you should. His legal thrillers featuring Dismas Hardy come highly recommended. This stand-alone novel is a solid introduction to his fleshed out characters, his deft hand at police procedurals and his knack for just cranking out a good story.