In the summer of 1997, Thomas Lynch arrives as the new chief of police in Idyll, Connecticutāa town where serious crimes can be counted on one hand. So no one is prepared when Cecilia North is found murdered on a golf course. By chance, Chief Lynch met her mere hours before she was killed. With that lead, the case should be a slam dunk. But thereās a problem. If Lynch tells his detectives about meeting the victim, heāll reveal his greatest secretāheās gay. So Lynch works angles of the case on his own. Meanwhile, he must contend with pressure from the mayor to solve the crime before the townās biggest tourist event begins, all while coping with the suspicions of his men, casual homophobia, and difficult memories of his former NYPD partnerās recent death. As the case unfolds, Lynch realizes that small-town Idyll isnāt safe, especially for a man with secrets that threaten the thing he loves mostāhis job. From the Trade Paperback edition.