


When Dr. Warren Acres is found dead in his own operating room at Legacy Medical Center, rookie homicide detective Christine Flowers is forced to return to the hospital she once fled. Paired with the brilliant but abrasive veteran Detective Sophia Steele, Flowers must utilize her specialized medical knowledge to navigate a web of hospital politics, family secrets, and high-stakes lawsuits. As the investigation deepens, the duo uncovers a lethal trail involving toxic plants and digital breadcrumbs that lead back to the victim’s powerful and domineering parents. The case becomes deeply personal for Flowers, who is simultaneously haunted by her own family's cold-case double homicide. To catch a calculating killer obsessed with legacy, Flowers and Steele must overcome their mutual distrust and delve into a world where medicine and murder intersect. Comparable works include Rizzoli & Isles