It's been the year from hell for Jessica Williams.

Her cheating husband not only bankrupted them--he's been indicted. Now the rat bastard has disappeared. Thank God for Nana. Jess couldn't survive without the old woman's wisdom and brutal honesty. But when her beloved Nana is arrested and held responsible for the largest mass murder in Calaveras County history Jess suspects her husband may be one of Nana's latest victims.

As the oldest inmate at the cramped county jail, Nana also holds the honor of being the only suspected serial killer ever housed there. With her life hanging by a thread, Nana is granted deathbed visitation and Jess demands the truth. But as shocking confessions unfold, Jess is forced into a relentless pursuit for justice. Armed with Nana's fragmented and sinister past, Jess could unearth secrets so dark and twisted they will destroy her.