A body is discovered in an empty Atlanta warehouse. It's the body of an ex-cop and from the moment Special Agent Will Trent walks in he knows this could be the most devastating case of his career. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim - a woman - has left the scene and vanished. And worst of all the warehouse belongs to the city's most politically-connected most high-profile athlete - a local hero protected by the world's most expensive lawyers. A local hero Will has spent the last six months investigating on a brutal rape charge. But for Will - and also for Dr Sara Linton the GBI's newest medical examiner - the case is about to get even worse.