**F****rom the USA Today bestselling author of The Music of Us comes a thrilling and poignant new suspense novel: **
Haunted by discovering the body of Lace, a beautiful dancer whose throat has been slit, Michael sets out to create a virtual reality simulation of her murder. Can he bring the mystery to life? Can he solve its clues in time, before the killer turns on the woman he loves, Ashley?
Suffering some memory loss due to a horrific incident in her own past, his girlfriend, Ash, is unable to identify her attacker. Despite the persistent fear, she helps the investigation and puts her life in danger. In a nail-biting twist, she draws out the man who killed Lace, so as to avenge her murder.
Meanwhile, the cops treat Michael as their prime suspect for the crime. The only reason they haven't arrested him yet is an urgent call for their assistance in a rescue, as Laguna Beach is engulfed in flames. On his way back to the murder scene, will Michael manage to slip away from the cops and save his sweetheart, before it's too late? And will he get the murderer?