Detective Dave Robicheaux's beloved wife, Molly, was cruelly taken from him. Her killing left him nothing but heartbreak and unanswered questions.

Now, in the heat of the Louisiana Bayou, he drinks to forget. After a heavy night, he wakes to find his hands cut and bruised.

He has no idea where he's been or what he's done. When another cop tells him that the man who killed Molly has been found murdered, Robicheaux knows if he can't prove his whereabouts, he will be the prime suspect. He never claimed he was a saint - he doesn't even know if he did it.

And to clear his name, Robicheaux will have to go to hell and back . . .