On a cold, lonely night in New York, Lonnie Blake, widower and desolate jazz musician, takes comfort in the arms of Carol, a beautiful woman who has flung herself into his doorway to escape an unknown attacker. For that one night, Carol gives Blake everything he needs: sex, companionship and, above all, compassion.
In the morning she is gone, leaving no trace, just emptiness and longing. Blake cannot forget her, for Carol has got under his skin and stirred his soul. He also knows he has to see her again - but what he doesn't know is that his attempt to find her will draw him into a deadly chase. Because Carol has a secret too valuable to keep and too incredible to tell, a secret that centres on her daughter Amanda. And the men who want the answers from her will stop at nothing until they get them.
Lonnie Blake's search for love is about to turn into a desperate journey, a life-or-death effort to discover Carol's secret and avoid the ruthless killers who are only half a step behind . . .
