After a harrowing incident leaves a member of Clint’s family clinging to life the Mechant Loup detective is called out to investigate a murder case in his small Louisiana town. Clint’s response time is slow because of his own tragedy but when he finally arrives he learns that the father is dead the family dog unresponsive and the teenage son missing. Thankfully the dog has only been tranquilized but the father is very dead and there is no sign of the son. As Clint and his team gather more information they uncover a secret that might explain—or even justify—the killing. Even though Clint suddenly doesn’t like the victim he still has to investigate the murder and find the missing boy so he pushes his personal troubles aside and keeps digging. Before long he discovers another secret…but this one’s the kind that can get you killed.