Hunter Shelton walks into a crime scene expecting routine procedure and instead finds the past waiting for him in the most brutal way. A murdered ex-fiancée. A missing child. Questions that demand to be answered.

 

The search that follows is not only a manhunt. Every mile pulls him back through old choices. Responsibility sharpens and fatherhood rises where he once walked away. Repentance presses into each step he takes.

 

Marlee Price carries strength like armor. DEA precision. Guarded faith. History with Hunter that never settled cleanly. Watching them move forward together while danger tightens felt personal. Trust does not return all at once. It forms the way a K-9 traces what lingers in the air, slow and certain, even when nothing visible lies ahead. Healing stops where it hurts. Then it moves again.

 

The faith thread stands in the open. When Hunter tells Marlee, “…Jesus has paid your debts … He paid for them all, free and clear,” it comes from a man who knows what debt feels like.

 

Later, his awakening lands even deeper: “…God wants your eyes wide-open … when I finally realized what God’s love looked like, I began seeing evidence of it everywhere in my life … The Creator of the Universe loved me. Me! Regardless of anything I had done, He still loved me …”

 

The suspense carries weight. Libby and Gustav work with instinct and loyalty, yet the deeper pursuit runs through wounded hearts. God moves steadily, drawing what wandered back toward Himself.

 

Katy Lee writes suspense without hiding the gospel. Conviction breathes. Grace costs something. Redemption is not decorative. It is necessary.

 

That kind of truth leaves a mark.

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