"Sid Ellison lives a peaceful life in the Appalachian Mountains, teaching high school English and waiting for his son to be born. But then he hears about the dead girl in Durham and the primary suspect: his older brother Tyrell, a man Sid gave up for dead. Sid knows that by coming home to help Tyrell, he will also have to deal with the victim's sister, Malika Latif--a beautiful, fearless journalist who dated Sid in high school. As Sid tries to prove Tyrell's innocence, he discovers a gang-infested underworld in which nothing is quite what it seems"--P. [4] of cover.