An assassination attempt on a US congresswoman spells danger for Dev Conrad." Political consultant Dev Conrad is doing his best to help secure a re-election victory for congresswoman Jessica Bradshaw, who s fighting a fierce battle with her far-right opponent, Michael Dorsey. But the campaign is thrown into chaos when an assassination attempt is made on Jessica s life. She survives, and finds herself leading the race, but when the shotgun used in the shooting is found in the trunk of one of Jennifer s staffers, the assassination attempt suddenly looks staged to win votes. With Jessica s campaign in ruins, Dev investigates. Who wants Jessica dead, and is the reason solely political? Someone is determined Dev won t find answers . . .