Number One New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with another suspenseful thriller Burke Basile is a cop with nothing left to lose. Haunted by his partners death his marriage and his career over he focuses on his nemesis Pinkie Duvall a flamboyant attorney who helps killers evade justice. Burke looks for revenge and sees his opportunity lies with Remy the lawyers trophy wife. But Burke hasnt planned on the electric attraction hell feel for the desperate woman who rose from the slums of New Orleans to marry a man she can never love. Nor can he predict the fierce duel that will explode as the clock ticks toward midnight on Fat Tuesday when all masks will be stripped away and Burke must confront his own terrifying secret. Praise for Sandra Brown Suspense that has teeth Stephen King Lust jealousy and murder suffuse Browns crisp thriller Publishers Weekly An edge-of-the-seat thriller thats full of twists . . . Top stuff! Star