Tess Alexander is a struggling young writer with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She’s been chosen to write a true-crime account of the decade’s most sensational murder trial—the shocking case of ex-governor Chandler…accused of the arson-murders of his wife, daughter, and granddaughter. Whatever the final verdict of the trial, the book is sure to be a best seller. For any other writer, it might be a ticket to fame. But for Tess, it can only be a one-way ticket to hell… The hell of unveiling horrible secrets. Not about the Chandler family. *About her own tortured childhood…*