This is the second of three novels featuring Korean-Canadian detective Daniel Shin.

If there's one thing Daniel has always hated, it's lies – and the liars who tell them. Forced onto indefinite suspension by RCMP brass, Daniel is visiting his homeland when he is confronted by a smooth and entitled liar. Trying to figure out why this man targeted him, Daniel is quickly drawn into a mystery involving people who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get what they want – a mystery with deep roots in his own past.