Pinkerton detective Jennifer Layne is no stranger to undercover work. But posing as a lady companion named Amy at Miss. Lillian¿s Parlor House and Boots is a first for her. She¿s finally landed a high-profile case and is on the trail of the notorious Gunnysack Bandit when one of Miss. Lillian¿s girls essential to her investigation meets an untimely demise. Only a handful of people are in the house at the time of her death, including handsome Tom Colton, a former Texas Ranger determined to clear his brother¿s name. Amy has many reasons to suspect Tom of murder¿and one very personal reason to hope that she¿s wrong about him.