Scott Finn worked his way out of Boston's toughest neighborhood to become a rising star in the city's most elite law firm. Now the street smarts that have haunted him are about to become his best means of survival." "On an ordinary Sunday night, the body of one of his closest colleagues - and former lover - is found floating in Boston Harbor, her heart surgically removed from her chest. The once beautiful and ambitious Natalie Caldwell appears to be the seventh victim of "Little Jack," the Jack-the-Ripper-style murderer terrorizing Boston. Police detective Linda Flaherty isn't so sure. With Natalie's death, Finn inherits a coveted, high-profile assignment that could clinch his career: one involving a terrorist train bombing. But as Finn learns more about the circumstances surrounding Natalie's death, the fabric of the life he has created begins to tear. Suddenly he finds himself the prime suspect in her murder.